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THE PREPARATION OF PLUTONIUM AMALGAM AND ITS REACTION WITH DILUTE HYDROCHLORIC ACID

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4274556
Plutonium amalgam is best prepared by direct combination of the metal and mercury in vacuo at 200 to 300 deg C. The amalgam so prepared is extremely reactive and must be handled in vacuo or in an argon atmosphere. The rate at which the amalgam is decomposed by dilute solutions of HCl has been studied and is found to be dependent on surface area, stirrer speed, and temperature, and probably independent of acid concentration. The dependence on the concentration of Pu in the amalgam is complex. Previous work on the decomposition of amalgams is reviewed. (auth)
Research Organization:
Gt. Brit. Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Berks, England
NSA Number:
NSA-13-009682
OSTI ID:
4274556
Report Number(s):
AERE-C/R-1468
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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