Volatile fluoride process for separating plutonium from other materials

Patent · Mon Apr 13 23:00:00 EST 1959

OSTI ID:4232380

Spedding, F. H.; Newton, A. S.

The separation of plutonium from uranium and/or fission products by formation of the higher fluorides off uranium and/or plutonium is described. Neutronirradiated uranium metal is first converted to the hydride. This hydrided product is then treated with fluorine at about 315 deg C to form and volatilize UF/sub 6/ leaving plutonium behind. Thc plutonium may then be separated by reacting the residue with fluorine at about 5004DEC and collecting the volatile plutonium fluoride thus formed.

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-13-022161
• Assignee: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
• Patent Number(s): 2,882,125
• OSTI ID: 4232380
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
FISSION PRODUCTS
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE
FUELS
GASES
HYDRIDES
IRRADIATION
LEAD
LOW TEMPERATURE
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
MAGNETISM
MEASURED VALUES
METALS
NEUTRON BEAMS
OPERATION
PATENT
PLUTONIUM
PLUTONIUM FLUORIDES
PREPARATION
RECOVERY
REPROCESSING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SWITCHES
TEMPERATURE
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMODYNAMICS
TRITIUM
URANIUM
URANIUM FLUORIDES
URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE
URANIUM HYDRIDES
VOLATILITY