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DISSOLVING PLUTONIUM METAL IN SULFAMIC ACID

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4804460

Plutonium metal was found to dissolve readily in sulfamic acid and in mixtures of sulfamic and nitric acid. The method of dissolution is convenient in a plant process for the recovery of off-standard metal. (auth)

Research Organization:
Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) & Co. Savannah River Lab., Aiken, S.C.
NSA Number:
NSA-16-025310
OSTI ID:
4804460
Report Number(s):
DP-737
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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