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Apparatus for the continuous precipitation of uranium peroxide

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OSTI ID:6270601

A process and apparatus are described for the production of pourable, directly compactable uranium dioxide powder by continuous precipitation of uranium peroxide from a stirred uranyl nitrate solution at a pH of 1-2.5 with hydrogen peroxide, calcining of the peroxide at 500/sup 0/-800/sup 0/C. And subsequent reduction at 550/sup 0/-750/sup 0/C. Precipitation solution contains 70-150 g/l of uranium and 0.80 g/l of ammonium nitrate and is treated with 15-20% aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution in the ratio of U:H/sub 2/O/sub 2/ from 1:1.5 to 1:3 and there is led through the solution a mixture of ammoni and air having an air-ammonia volume ratio of 1:0.3-0.6.

Assignee:
IFI; EDB-81-114904
Patent Number(s):
US 4271127
OSTI ID:
6270601
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English