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Rapid dissolution of plutonium metal in sulfamic acid followed by conversion to a nitric acid medium

Journal Article · · Nucl. Technol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5198289
Plutonium metal that does not meet product purity specifications and aged plutonium metal into which /sup 241/Am has grown must be recycled through a recovery and purification process. At the Savannah River Plant (SRP), the initial recycle step is dissolution of the metal. Since about 1962, sulfamic acid has been the accepted dissolvent in the SRP process. This paper dicusses the dissolving of plutonium metal in sulfamic aid. 4 refs.
Research Organization:
DuPont, Aiken, SC, USA
OSTI ID:
5198289
Journal Information:
Nucl. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 52:1; ISSN NUTYB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English