Method for the production of uranium chloride salt
Abstract
A method for the production of UCl.sub.3 salt without the use of hazardous chemicals or multiple apparatuses for synthesis and purification is provided. Uranium metal is combined in a reaction vessel with a metal chloride and a eutectic salt- and heated to a first temperature under vacuum conditions to promote reaction of the uranium metal with the metal chloride for the production of a UCl.sub.3 salt. After the reaction has run substantially to completion, the furnace is heated to a second temperature under vacuum conditions. The second temperature is sufficiently high to selectively vaporize the chloride salts and distill them into a condenser region.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1087860
- Patent Number(s):
- 8475756
- Application Number:
- 13/082,844
- Assignee:
- U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-051D14517
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
Citation Formats
Westphal, Brian R., and Mariani, Robert D. Method for the production of uranium chloride salt. United States: N. p., 2013.
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Westphal, Brian R., & Mariani, Robert D. Method for the production of uranium chloride salt. United States.
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"Method for the production of uranium chloride salt". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1087860.
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abstractNote = {A method for the production of UCl.sub.3 salt without the use of hazardous chemicals or multiple apparatuses for synthesis and purification is provided. Uranium metal is combined in a reaction vessel with a metal chloride and a eutectic salt- and heated to a first temperature under vacuum conditions to promote reaction of the uranium metal with the metal chloride for the production of a UCl.sub.3 salt. After the reaction has run substantially to completion, the furnace is heated to a second temperature under vacuum conditions. The second temperature is sufficiently high to selectively vaporize the chloride salts and distill them into a condenser region.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 02 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Tue Jul 02 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
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