ELECTROREDUCTION OF URANIUM OXIDES TO MASSIVE URANIUM METAL
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4181350
Production of massive uranium metal by fused salt electrolysis of uranium dioxide at temperatures above the melting point of uranium has been demonstrated on a laboratory scale. Oxide contamination of the product is avoided by the use of a consumable uranium oxide-carbon anode. This technique permits reduction of uranium oxide without direct introduction of it into the electrolyte. Massive pieces of metal up to 370 gramas in weight have been produced at current efficiencies up to 39%, and metal quality has been very encouraging. Improvement in both current efficiency and metal quality are considered probable as the scale of operation is increased. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Mallinckrodt Chemical Works. Uranium Div., Weldon Spring, Mo.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-016692
- OSTI ID:
- 4181350
- Report Number(s):
- MCW-1447
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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