A comparison of processes for the conversion of uranyl nitrate into ceramic-grade UO/sub 2/
Journal Article
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· Nucl. Technol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6585859
- Oak Ridge National Lab., Chemical Technology Div., P.O. Box X, Oak Ridge, TN (US)
The preferred processes for converting uranyl nitrate solutions into UO/sub 2/ for the fabrication of nuclear fuel pellets all involve the thermal decomposition of solid compounds into UO/sub 3/ without melting. Criteria for comparisons are given and used to compare eight conversion processes. Costs for the conversion processes are estimated to be 60 to 108% of the costs for the most commonly used ammonium diuranate precipitation/calcination process.
- OSTI ID:
- 6585859
- Journal Information:
- Nucl. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 81:3; ISSN NUTYB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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050400* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Feed Processing
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
AMMONIUM URANATES
CALCINATION
CERAMICS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
FABRICATION
FUEL PELLETS
MELTING
NITRATES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NUCLEAR FUEL CONVERSION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PELLETS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PRECIPITATION
PROCESSING
PYROLYSIS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
URANATES
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANIUM OXIDES
URANYL COMPOUNDS
URANYL NITRATES
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
AMMONIUM URANATES
CALCINATION
CERAMICS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
FABRICATION
FUEL PELLETS
MELTING
NITRATES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NUCLEAR FUEL CONVERSION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PELLETS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PRECIPITATION
PROCESSING
PYROLYSIS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
URANATES
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANIUM OXIDES
URANYL COMPOUNDS
URANYL NITRATES