Recovery of uranium-233 from a thorium breeding blanket by pyrochemical techniques

Technical Report · Tue Dec 07 23:00:00 EST 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6086982· OSTI ID:6086982

Coops, M S; Knighton, J B

We have carefully evaluated several processes that might be suitable for uranium recovery from thorium metal, and have chosen two that hold great promise. Both are simple non-aqueous methods that can readily be performed by remote means, and both require only a few simple process steps.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA); Rockwell International Corp., Golden, CO (USA). Rocky Flats Plant
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6086982
• Report Number(s): UCID-19623; ON: DE83012885
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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