Preparation of fused chloride salts for use in pyrochemical plutonium recovery operations at Los Alamos

Technical Report · Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5399271· OSTI ID:5399271

Fife, K W; Bowersox, D F; Christensen, D C; Williams, J D

The Plutonium Metal Technology Group at Los Alamos routinely uses pyrochemical processes to produce and purify plutonium from impure sources. The basic processes (metal production, metal purification, and residue treatment) involve controlling oxidation and reduction reactions between plutonium and its compounds in molten salts. Current production methods are described, as well as traditional approaches and recent developments in the preparation of solvent salts for electrorefining, molten salt extraction, lean metal (pyroredox) purification, and direct oxide reduction.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5399271
• Report Number(s): LA-10681; ON: DE86014881
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACTINIDES
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
CALCIUM CHLORIDES
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS
CALCIUM HALIDES
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ELEMENTS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
MAGNESIUM CHLORIDES
MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS
METALS
MOLTEN SALTS
PLUTONIUM
POTASSIUM CHLORIDES
POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS
REAGENTS
RECOVERY
SALTS
SODIUM CHLORIDES
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
SYNTHESIS
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS