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PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUSLY SEPARATING IRRADIATION PRODUCTS OF THORIUM

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4207731
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A method is presented for separating uranium-233 and protactinium from thorium-232 containing compositions which comprises irradiating finely divided particles of said thorium with a neutron flux to form uranium-233 and protactinium, heating the neutron-irradiated composition in a fluorine and hydrogen atmosphere to form volatile fluorides of uranium and protactinium and thereafter separating said volatile fluorides from the thorium.

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-14-002485
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2893936
OSTI ID:
4207731
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

CHEMISTRY
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE
HEATING
HYDROGEN
IRRADIATION
PRODUCTION
PROTACTINIUM
PROTACTINIUM FLUORIDES
RADIOISOTOPES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
THORIUM
THORIUM 232
URANIUM 233
URANIUM FLUORIDES
VOLATILITY