STUDIES ON URANIUM RECOVERY FROM UNIRRADIATED REACTOR FUEL ELEMENTS BY VOLATILE SEPARATION IN INERT FLUIDIZED BEDS

Title: STUDIES ON URANIUM RECOVERY FROM UNIRRADIATED REACTOR FUEL ELEMENTS BY VOLATILE SEPARATION IN INERT FLUIDIZED BEDS

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Results of studies on the recovery of U by fluoride volattlization from a number of unirradiated reactor fuels are presented. The highly exothermic reactions involved were carried out with good control through the use of inert fluidized beds. The fuels investigated were U-Zr alloy, uranium oxide, uranium carbide, and uranium metal. (auth)

Authors:: Reilly, J J; Regan, W H; Wirsing, E; Hatch, L P

Publication Date:: 1962-01-01

Research Org.:: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, N.Y.

OSTI Identifier:: 4717322

Report Number(s):: BNL-6148

NSA Number:: NSA-17-010728

DOE Contract Number:: AT(30-2)-GEN-16

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-63

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: CHEMISTRY; FLUIDIZATION; FLUORIDES; RECOVERY; REPROCESSING; URANIUM; URANIUM ALLOYS; URANIUM CARBIDES; URANIUM OXIDES; VOLATILITY; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS

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                    Reilly, J J, Regan, W H, Wirsing, E, and Hatch, L P. STUDIES ON URANIUM RECOVERY FROM UNIRRADIATED REACTOR FUEL ELEMENTS BY VOLATILE SEPARATION IN INERT FLUIDIZED BEDS.  United States: N. p., 1962. 
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                    Reilly, J J, Regan, W H, Wirsing, E, & Hatch, L P. STUDIES ON URANIUM RECOVERY FROM UNIRRADIATED REACTOR FUEL ELEMENTS BY VOLATILE SEPARATION IN INERT FLUIDIZED BEDS.  United States.

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                    Reilly, J J, Regan, W H, Wirsing, E, and Hatch, L P. Mon .  
        "STUDIES ON URANIUM RECOVERY FROM UNIRRADIATED REACTOR FUEL ELEMENTS BY VOLATILE SEPARATION IN INERT FLUIDIZED BEDS".  United States.

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  abstractNote = {Results of studies on the recovery of U by fluoride volattlization from a number of unirradiated reactor fuels are presented. The highly exothermic reactions involved were carried out with good control through the use of inert fluidized beds. The fuels investigated were U-Zr alloy, uranium oxide, uranium carbide, and uranium metal. (auth)},

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