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RECOVERY OF PLUTONIUM BY CARRIER PRECIPITATION

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4061171

A process is given for recovering plutonium from an aqueous nitric acid zirconium-containing solution of an acidity between 0.2 and 1 N by adding fluoride anions (1.5 to 5 mg/l) and precipitating the plutonium with an excess of hydrogen peroxide at from 53 to 65 deg C.

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-15-013016
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2978295
OSTI ID:
4061171
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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