Actinide metal processing
Patent
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OSTI ID:868204
- Los Alamos, NM
A process of converting an actinide metal such as thorium, uranium, or plnium to an actinide oxide material by admixing the actinide metal in an aqueous medium with a hypochlorite as an oxidizing agent for sufficient time to form the actinide oxide material and recovering the actinide oxide material is provided together with a low temperature process of preparing an actinide oxide nitrate such as uranyl nitrte. Additionally, a composition of matter comprising the reaction product of uranium metal and sodium hypochlorite is provided, the reaction product being an essentially insoluble uranium oxide material suitable for disposal or long term storage.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5098677
- OSTI ID:
- 868204
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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