Two-stage precipitation of plutonium trifluoride

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6890743

Luerkens, D W

Plutonium trifluoride was precipitated using a two-stage precipitation system. A series of precipitation experiments identified the significant process variables affecting precipitate characteristics. A mathematical precipitation model was developed which was based on the formation of plutonium fluoride complexes. The precipitation model relates all process variables, in a single equation, to a single parameter that can be used to control particle characteristics.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 6890743
• Report Number(s): DP-1680; ON: DE84012830
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
PLUTONIUM FLUORIDES
PRECIPITATION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NITRIC ACID
NUCLEATION
PARTICLE SIZE
SOLUBILITY
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SIZE
TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS
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