METHOD FOR SEPARATING URANIUM FROM DEPLETED, URANIUM, ZIRCONIUM, AND FISSION PRODUCTS CONTAINING URANIUM FUEL ELEMENTS
Patent
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OSTI ID:4632577
A method is described for recovering uranium from depleted zirconium and fission-products containing uranium fuel elements by converting zirconium into zirconium tetrachloride and uranium into uranium hexafluoride. The method comprises the steps of converting the uranium fuel element in a reaction vessel with gaseous hydrochloric acid by locating it within a zone of high turbulence of aluminum oxide, removing the formed zirconium tetrachloride, introducing gaseous fluorine into the reaction vessel, and extracting the uranium hexafluoride. (Gmelin Inst.)
- Research Organization:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-040949
- OSTI ID:
- 4632577
- Report Number(s):
- DE 1152096
- Country of Publication:
- Germany
- Language:
- English
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