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METHOD OF SEPARATING URANIUM VALUES, PLUTONIUM VALUES AND FISSION PRODUCTS BY CHLORINATION

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4252708
The separation of plutonium and uranium from each other and from other substances is described. In general, the method comprises the steps of contacting the uranium with chlorine in the presence of a holdback material selected from the group consisting of lanthanum oxide and thorium oxide to form a uranium chloride higher than uranium tetrachloride, and thereafter heating the uranium chloride thus formed to a temperature at which the uranium chloride is volatilized off but below the volatilizalion temperature of plutonium chloride.
Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-13-015184
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2875021
OSTI ID:
4252708
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English