Properties of Concentrated Plutonium Nitrate Solutions

Conference · Sun Mar 19 04:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:8539873

Gray, J. H. ^[1]; Swanson, J. L. ^[2]

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1. Allied-General Nuclear Services, Barnwell, SC (United States)
2. Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (United States)

Selected properties were measured for solutions containing about 500 and 700 g/l plutonium (IV) in 4-5M nitric acid: density, viscosity, vapor pressure, boiling point, radiolytic gas (H₂) evolution rates, and corrosion rate on Ti and 304L stainless steel. Pu solubility was determined to be 550 to 800 g/l in 2.5 to 7M HNO₃ at ambient temperature and 820 to 860 g/l in 3M HNO₃ at 50°C. (DLC)

• Research Organization: Allied-General Nuclear Services, Barnwell, SC (United States); Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: American Nuclear Society (ANS); USDOE Savannah River Operations Office (SRO)
• OSTI ID: 8539873
• Report Number(s): CONF--780304-
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
400702* -- Radiochemistry & Nuclear Chemistry-- Properties of Radioactive Materials
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ALLOYS
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
BOILING POINTS
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
CHROMIUM STEELS
CHROMIUM-NICKEL STEELS
CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS
CORROSIVE EFFECTS
DENSITY
DISPERSIONS
ELEMENTS
HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS
HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
MATERIALS
METALS
MIXTURES
NICKEL ALLOYS
NITRATES
NITRIC ACID
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
PLUTONIUM NITRATES
SOLUBILITY
SOLUTIONS
STAINLESS STEEL-304L
STAINLESS STEELS
STEELS
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
TITANIUM
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
TRANSITION TEMPERATURE
TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS
VAPOR PRESSURE
VISCOSITY