Method for fluorination of actinide fluorides and oxyfluorides using O/sub 2/F/sub 2/

Patent · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:5564958

Eller, P G; Malm, J G; Penneman, R A

The present invention relates generally to methods of fluorination and more particularly to the use of O/sub 2/F/sub 2/ for the preparation of actinide hexafluorides, and for the extraction of deposited actinides and fluorides and oxyfluorides thereof from reaction vessels. The experiments set forth hereinabove demonstrate that the room temperature or below use of O/sub 2/F/sub 2/ will be highly beneficial for the preparation of pure actinide hexafluorides from their respective tetrafluorides without traces of HF being present as occurs using other fluorinating agents: and decontamination of equipment previously exposed to actinides: e.g., walls, feed lines, etc.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Application Number: ON: DE85011646
• OSTI ID: 5564958
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
FLUORIDES
OXYFLUORIDES
PLUTONIUM
RECOVERY
DECONTAMINATION
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FLUORINATION
LOW TEMPERATURE
MEDIUM TEMPERATURE
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
ACTINIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CLEANING
ELEMENTS
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HALOGENATION
METALS
SYNTHESIS
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
400702* - Radiochemistry & Nuclear Chemistry- Properties of Radioactive Materials
400201 - Chemical & Physicochemical Properties
400102 - Chemical & Spectral Procedures