THE SEPARATION OF URANIUM FROM NaF-KF-UF$sub 4$ AND NaF-ZrF$sub 4$-UF$sub 4$ WITH BrF$sub 3$
Abstract
The use of the BrF/sub 3/ process in the removal of uranium from the fluoride mixtures NaF-KF-UF/sub 4/ (47-26-27 mole per cent, respectively) and NaF- ZrF/sub 4/-UF/sub 4/ (50-46-4 mole per cent, respectively) was investigated. More than 99 per cent of the uranium in the NaF-KF-UF/sub 4/ mixture was removed by direct treatment with liquid BrF/sub 3/. Effective separation of the uranium from the NaF-ZrF/sub 4/-UF/sub 4/ mixture required a pretreatment of the salt. Fusion with KF followed by BrF/sub 3/ treatment removed 95 per cent of the uranium from this fuel material. Direct treatment of the NaFof the uranium. Fusion of the zirconium-bearing fuel material with metallic fluorides other than KF, namely, NaF, RbF, and PbF/sub 2/ also improved the separation of uranium upon subsequent treatment with BrF/sub 3/. The best fluoride for fuel pretreatment was found to be KF. The extent of uranium removal from NaF-ZrF/sub 4/-UF/sub 4/ as a function of the amount of KF used in prefusion showed that a maximum separation of 95 per cent was obtained with a mole ratio of KF/ZrF/sub 4/ = 1. The uranium removal from NaF-ZrF/sub 4/UF/sub 4/ was increased to 98.2 per cent by employing a 2 cycle KFmore »
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- North American Aviation, Inc., Downey, Calif.
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4816597
- Report Number(s):
- NAA-SR-269
- NSA Number:
- NSA-16-008809
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT-11-1-GEN-8
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; BROMINE FLUORIDES; LEAD FLUORIDES; LIQUIDS; MELTING; MIXING; POTASSIUM FLUORIDES; QUANTITY RATIO; RUBIDIUM FLUORIDES; SALTS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SODIUM FLUORIDES; URANIUM; URANIUM FLUORIDES; ZIRCONIUM FLUORIDES
Citation Formats
Keneshea, Jr, F J. THE SEPARATION OF URANIUM FROM NaF-KF-UF$sub 4$ AND NaF-ZrF$sub 4$-UF$sub 4$ WITH BrF$sub 3$. United States: N. p., 1953.
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Keneshea, Jr, F J. THE SEPARATION OF URANIUM FROM NaF-KF-UF$sub 4$ AND NaF-ZrF$sub 4$-UF$sub 4$ WITH BrF$sub 3$. United States.
Keneshea, Jr, F J. Wed .
"THE SEPARATION OF URANIUM FROM NaF-KF-UF$sub 4$ AND NaF-ZrF$sub 4$-UF$sub 4$ WITH BrF$sub 3$". United States.
@article{osti_4816597,
title = {THE SEPARATION OF URANIUM FROM NaF-KF-UF$sub 4$ AND NaF-ZrF$sub 4$-UF$sub 4$ WITH BrF$sub 3$},
author = {Keneshea, Jr, F J},
abstractNote = {The use of the BrF/sub 3/ process in the removal of uranium from the fluoride mixtures NaF-KF-UF/sub 4/ (47-26-27 mole per cent, respectively) and NaF- ZrF/sub 4/-UF/sub 4/ (50-46-4 mole per cent, respectively) was investigated. More than 99 per cent of the uranium in the NaF-KF-UF/sub 4/ mixture was removed by direct treatment with liquid BrF/sub 3/. Effective separation of the uranium from the NaF-ZrF/sub 4/-UF/sub 4/ mixture required a pretreatment of the salt. Fusion with KF followed by BrF/sub 3/ treatment removed 95 per cent of the uranium from this fuel material. Direct treatment of the NaFof the uranium. Fusion of the zirconium-bearing fuel material with metallic fluorides other than KF, namely, NaF, RbF, and PbF/sub 2/ also improved the separation of uranium upon subsequent treatment with BrF/sub 3/. The best fluoride for fuel pretreatment was found to be KF. The extent of uranium removal from NaF-ZrF/sub 4/-UF/sub 4/ as a function of the amount of KF used in prefusion showed that a maximum separation of 95 per cent was obtained with a mole ratio of KF/ZrF/sub 4/ = 1. The uranium removal from NaF-ZrF/sub 4/UF/sub 4/ was increased to 98.2 per cent by employing a 2 cycle KF fusion-BrF/sub 3/ treatment. (auth)},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4816597},
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place = {United States},
year = {1953},
month = {8}
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