Determination of a cold substitute for plutonium nitrate (Pu(NO/sub 3/)/sub 4/) calcination
Conference
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OSTI ID:6173310
This activity researched candidate cold substitutes for Pu(NO/sub 3/)/sub 4/ needed to test prototype screw calciners for PuO/sub 2/ production. Cerous nitrate, (Ce(NO/sub 3/)/sub 3/.6H/sub 2/O), was identified as the most promising substitute. Four compounds (thorium nitrate, Th(NO/sub 3/)/sub 4/.4H/sub 2/O, aluminum nitrate, Al(NO/sub 3/)/sub 3/.9H/sub 2/O, ferric nitrate Fe(NO/sub 3/)/sub 3/.9H/sub 2/O), and cerous nitrate, Ce(NO/sub 3/)/sub 3/.6H/sub 2/O and Al(NO/sub 3/)/sub 3/.9H/sub 2/O were found to have the desired physical decomposition properties. Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA) of Ce(NO/sub 3/)/sub 3/.6H/sub 2/O confirmed its thermal decomposition approximated that of Pu(NO/sub 3/)/sub 4/. 6 figures.
- Research Organization:
- Rockwell International Corp., Richland, WA (USA). Rockwell Hanford Operations
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-77-C-06-1030
- OSTI ID:
- 6173310
- Report Number(s):
- RHO-SA-112; CONF-790666-2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM NITRATES
CALCINATION
CERIUM COMPOUNDS
CERIUM NITRATES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DATA
DATA FORMS
DECOMPOSITION
DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
GRAPHS
GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
INFORMATION
IRON COMPOUNDS
IRON NITRATES
NITRATES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NUMERICAL DATA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
PLUTONIUM DIOXIDE
PLUTONIUM NITRATES
PLUTONIUM OXIDES
PUREX PROCESS
PYROLYSIS
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
REPROCESSING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SIMULATION
SOLIDIFICATION
SYNTHESIS
THERMAL ANALYSIS
THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
THORIUM COMPOUNDS
THORIUM NITRATES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM NITRATES
CALCINATION
CERIUM COMPOUNDS
CERIUM NITRATES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DATA
DATA FORMS
DECOMPOSITION
DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
GRAPHS
GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
INFORMATION
IRON COMPOUNDS
IRON NITRATES
NITRATES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NUMERICAL DATA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
PLUTONIUM DIOXIDE
PLUTONIUM NITRATES
PLUTONIUM OXIDES
PUREX PROCESS
PYROLYSIS
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
REPROCESSING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SIMULATION
SOLIDIFICATION
SYNTHESIS
THERMAL ANALYSIS
THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
THORIUM COMPOUNDS
THORIUM NITRATES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS