CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING MAY 31, 1961

Technical Report · Thu Sep 21 04:00:00 EDT 1961

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4840417· OSTI ID:4840417

Activities in research programs are summarized in the areas of power reactor fuel processing, fluoride volatility processing, molten salt reactor fuel processing, homogeneous reactor fuel processing, waste treatment and disposal pilot plant decontamination, GCR coolant purification studies, equipment decontamination, HRP thoria blanket development, fuel cycle development, transuranium element studies, production of U/sup 232/, uranium processing, fission product recovery, thorium recovery from granite, solvent extraction technology, mechanisms of separation processes, radiation effects on catalysts, ion exchange technology, chemical engineering research, chemical applications of nuclear explosions, reactor evaluation studies, and assistance programs. (J.R.D.)

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• NSA Number: NSA-15-030770
• OSTI ID: 4840417
• Report Number(s): ORNL-3153
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ACTINIDES
ATOMIC EXPLOSIONS
CATALYSIS
CHEMISTRY
COOLANTS
DECONTAMINATION
FISSION PRODUCTS
FLUORIDES
FUELS
GRANITES
IMPURITIES
ION EXCHANGE
MELTING
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
PRODUCTION
RADIATION EFFECTS
REACTION KINETICS
REACTORS
RECOVERY
REPROCESSING
SALTS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
THORIUM
THORIUM OXIDES
URANIUM 232
USES
VOLATILITY
WASTE PROCESSING