THE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF TERNARY ALLOYS OF PLUTONIUM WITH URANIUM AND MOLYBDENUM

Technical Report · Mon Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1960

OSTI ID:4180170

Foster, E; Phillips, G

A procedure is described for the determination of plutonium, uranium, and molybdenum in their ternary alloys. The plutomum is separated from an acid solution of the alloy by absorption as the nitrate complex on a column of anion exchange resin. The uranium and molybdenum are recovered from the column effluent and determined without further separation. Uranium and molybdenum are determined absorptiometrically, the former as a uranyl sulfate complex in sulfuric acid solution and the latter as its thiocyanate complex. The plutonium is recovered from the column by elution with hydroxylamine hydrochloride and determined absorptiometrically using the Pu-III color. (auth)

• Research Organization: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. Research Group. Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Berks, England
• NSA Number: NSA-14-011591
• OSTI ID: 4180170
• Report Number(s): AERE-R-3147
• Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ABSORPTION
ACIDITY
AMINES
CHEMISTRY
CYANATES
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
HYDROXIDES
HYDROXYLAMINE
ION EXCHANGE
MOLYBDENUM
MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS
MOLYBDENUM COMPLEXES
NITRATES
PLUTONIUM
PLUTONIUM ALLOYS
PLUTONIUM COMPLEXES
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
RECOVERY
RESINS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLUTIONS
SULFATES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFURIC ACID
URANIUM
URANIUM ALLOYS
URANYL COMPOUNDS