CATION EFFECTS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF URANIUM IN THE SYSTEM: ALUMINUM- ALUMINUM CHLORIDE-ALKALI CHLORIDE

Technical Report · Mon Nov 28 04:00:00 EST 1960

OSTI ID:4008085

Moore, R H

The distribution of uranium in the NaCl-AlCl/sub 3/-Al, CsCl - AlCl/sub 3/ - Al, NaCl - KCl - AlCl/sub 3/ - Al, and LiCl - KCl sition of the salt phase for each of these systems. Results indicated that the alkali chlorides differ markedly in their effects on uranium distribution. These differences were considered to be due to differences in the polarizing power of the cation. The distribution of uranium in systems of the type MCl - AlCl/sub 3/ - Al increasingly favored the metal phase as the size of the cation increased. The distribution in the KCl - AlCl/sub 3/ - Al system was not affected by substitu tion of up to 60 wt.% of the KCl by LiCl or NaCl. The distribution of uranium was found to be strongly dependent on the composition. The distributions exhibited a maximum at aluminum chloride to alkali chloride mole ratios of 1.0. (M.C.G.)

• Research Organization: General Electric Co. Hanford Atomic Products Operation, Richland, Wash.
• DOE Contract Number: AT(45-1)-1350
• NSA Number: NSA-15-019202
• OSTI ID: 4008085
• Report Number(s): HW-67564
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALKALI METALS
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SODIUM CHLORIDES
URANIUM