URANIUM AND ZIRCONIUM RECOVERY AS URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE AND ZIRCONIUM FLUORIDE FROM ALLOYS CONTAINING THESE ELEMENTS
Patent
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OSTI ID:4222521
A fluoride volatility process for recovery of U and Zr from U-Zr alloy is offered. The metal is placed in an equimolar ZrF/sub 4/-NaF fused bath and dissolved by sparging with BrF/sub /5, BrF/sub 3/, CIF/sub 3/ or F/sub 2/, the first being preferred. The dissolution takes 3 to 6 hours at 500-600 deg C. About 5 mole% PbF/sub 2/ speeded up the dissolution. The UF/sub 6/ formed is volatilized and separated. (T.R.H.)
- Research Organization:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-004406
- OSTI ID:
- 4222521
- Report Number(s):
- GB 824579
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
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