FLUORINE PROCESS FOR SEPARATION OF MATERIALS

Patent · 01 May 1958

OSTI ID:4310777

Seaborg, G T; Brown, H S

A process is described for separating plutoniunn from neutron-irradiated uranium, which consists of reacting the irradiated uranium mass with HF to form the tetrafluorides of U, Pu, and Np, and then reacting this mixture of tetrafluorides with fiuorine at temperature between 140 and 315 d C. This causes volatile hexafluorides of U and Np to form while at the temperature employed the Pu tetrafluoride is unaffected and remains as a residue.

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-12-014399
• Assignee: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
• Patent Number(s): US 2833617
• OSTI ID: 4310777
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

FLUORINATION
FLUORINE
HYDROFLUORIC ACID
IRRADIATION
NEPTUNIUM
NEPTUNIUM FLUORIDES
NEUTRON BEAMS
PATENT
PATENTS
PLUTONIUM
PLUTONIUM FLUORIDES
RESIDUES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
TEMPERATURE
URANIUM
URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE