PRODUCTION OF PLUTONIUM METAL

Title: PRODUCTION OF PLUTONIUM METAL

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A process is given for producing plutonium metal by the reduction of plutonium chloride, dissolved in alkali metal chloride plus or minus aluminum chloride, with magnesium or a magnesium-aluminum alloy at between 700 and 800 deg C and separating the plutonium or plutonium-aluminum alloy formed from the salt.

Inventors:: Lyon, W.L.; Moore, R.H.

Issue Date:: 1961-01-17

Research Org.:: Originating Research Org. not identified

OSTI Identifier:: 4103721

Patent Number(s):: 2968547

Assignee:: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission DTIE; NSA-15-007394

NSA Number:: NSA-15-007394

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: CHEMISTRY; ALKALI METALS; ALLOYS; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CHLORIDES; CHLORIDES; MAGNESIUM; METALS; PLUTONIUM; PLUTONIUM CHLORIDES; PRODUCTION; REDUCTION; SALTS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; TEMPERATURE

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