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Title: Study of the Dry Processing of Uranium Ores; ETUDE DES TRAITEMENTS DE MINERAIS D'URANIUM PAR VOIE SECHE

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4195361

A description is given of direct fluorination of preconcentrated uranium ores in order to obtain the hexafluoride. After normal sulfuric acid treatment of the ore to eliminate silica, the uranium is precipitated by lime to obtain either impure calcium uranate of medium grade, or containing around 10% of uranium. This concentrate is dried in an inert atmosphere and then treated with a current of elementary fluorine. The uranium hexafluoride formed is condensed at the outlet of the reaction vessel and may be used either for reduction to tetrafluoride and the subsequent manufacture of uranium metal or as the initial product in a diffusion plant. (auth)

Research Organization:
France. Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Paris
NSA Number:
NSA-14-008496
OSTI ID:
4195361
Report Number(s):
CEA-1085
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
Country of Publication:
France
Language:
English