PROCESS OF PREPARING URANIUM-IMPREGNATED GRAPHITE BODY
A method for the fabrication of graphite bodies containing uniformly distributed uranium is described. It consists of impregnating a body of graphite having uniform porosity and low density with an aqueous solution of uranyl nitrate hexahydrate preferably by a vacuum technique, thereafter removing excess aqueous solution from the surface of the graphite, then removing the solvent water from the body under substantially normal atmospheric conditions of temperature and pressure in the presence of a stream of dry inert gas, and finally heating the dry impregnated graphite body in the presence of inert gas at a temperature between 800 and 1400 d C to convert the uranyl nitrate hexahydrate to an oxide of uranium.
- Research Organization:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-014406
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Number(s):
- US 2835608
- OSTI ID:
- 4310776
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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