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SEPARATION OF URANIUM ISOTOPES BY ELECTRO-MIGRATION IN FUSED URANIUM TETRACHLORIDE

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4286975· OSTI ID:4286975
Seperation of uranium isotopes by countercurrent electromigration in fused uranium tetrachloride has been demonstrated on a laboratory scale. A separation factor of 1.005 plus or minus 0.001 was obtainsd between cathode and anode samples with an average current of 0.13 amperes for 118 hours; this value corresponds to an electromigration separation coefficient of 1.00036 plus or minus
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Tenn.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
NSA Number:
NSA-12-017574
OSTI ID:
4286975
Report Number(s):
K-1247
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English