VOLATILE FLUORIDE PROCESS FOR SEPARATING PLUTONIUM FROM OTHER MATERIALS

Patent · Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 EST 1959

OSTI ID:4241734

Spedding, F H; Newton, A S

The separation of plutonium from uranium and/or tission products by formation of the higher fluorides of uranium and/or plutonium is discussed. Neutronirradiated uranium metal is first convcrted to the hydride. This hydrided product is then treatced with fluorine at about 315 deg C to form and volatilize UF/sup 6/ leaving plutonium behind. The plutonium may then be separated by reacting the residue with fluorine at about 500 deg C and collecting the volatile plutonium fluoride thus formed.

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-13-015196
• Assignee: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
• Patent Number(s): US 2882125
• OSTI ID: 4241734
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CHEMISTRY
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
FISSION PRODUCTS
FLUORINE
GASES
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