Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

PROCESS FOR OBTAINING PLUTONIUM IN THE FORM OF A CONCENTRATED SOLUTION

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4136440

A process is given for obtaining a concentrated Pu solution from an aqueous acid solution of irradiated nuclear fuel. The process comprises extracting Pu/sup 4+/ from the fuel solution by a dilute tertiary amine in an organic phase and then washing the organic phase with an aqueous solution of acidity greater than 0.1 N and of a redox potential sufficient to maintain Pa in the tetravalent state. The re-extracting acid solution is preferably a mixture of H/sub 2/SO/sub 4/ and HNO/sub 3/. (D.L.C.)

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-18-003915
OSTI ID:
4136440
Report Number(s):
CA 672928
Country of Publication:
Canada
Language:
English

Similar Records

IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO PLUTONIUM EXTRACTION
Patent · Sun Dec 22 23:00:00 EST 1963 · OSTI ID:4124879

PLUTONIUM EXTRACTION PROCESS
Patent · Wed Oct 25 00:00:00 EDT 1961 · OSTI ID:4836955

DISTRIBUTION BEHAVIOR OF NEPTUNIUM AND PLUTONIUM BETWEEN ACID SOLUTIONS AND SOME ORGANIC EXTRACTANTS
Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1960 · Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data (U.S.) · OSTI ID:4156414