Hanford Engineer Works technical manual

Technical Report · Mon May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1944

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6892962· OSTI ID:6892962

The uranium metal, as discharged from the piles in the 100 Areas, contains the alpha emitting product, plutonium, in concentration in the neighborhood of 150--250 grams per metric ton, along with similar amounts of beta and gamma fission elements. It is the purpose of the Separations Plant to effect the separation of this product from the uranium metal and fission elements, and to prepare a concentrated, relatively pure solution of plutonium nitrate as the final product of the Hanford Plant. This section of the manual discusses the chemistry of the separations process, describes the buildings and equipment provided for carrying out the various steps in the operation, and presents the detailed operating procedures used. There are included, in many instances, references to other documents presenting a more detailed view of a specific point in the process.

• Research Organization: Hanford Works, Richland, WA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/NE
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-87RL10930
• OSTI ID: 6892962
• Report Number(s): HW-10475-Sec.C; ON: DE90012860
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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