DECONTAMINATION OF URANIUM

Patent · Tue May 15 00:00:00 EDT 1962

OSTI ID:4791012

Spedding, F H; Butler, T A

A process is given for separating fission products from uranium by extracting the former into molten aluminum. Phase isolation can be accomplished by selectively hydriding the uranium at between 200 and 300 deg C and separating the hydride powder from coarse particles of fissionproduct-containing aluminum. (AEC)

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-16-016471
• Assignee: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
• Patent Number(s): US 3034889
• OSTI ID: 4791012
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CHEMISTRY
ALUMINUM
FISSION PRODUCTS
LEACHING
LIQUID METALS
POWDERS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
URANIUM
URANIUM HYDRIDES