PLUTONIUM RECOVERY FROM NEUTRON-BOMBARDED URANIUM FUEL
Abstract
A process of recovering plutonium from fuel by dissolution in molten KAlCl/sub 4/ double salt is described. Molten lithium chloride plus stannous chloride is added to reduce plutonium tetrachloride to the trichloride, which is dissolved in a lithium chloride phase while the uranium, as the tetrachloride, is dissolved in a double-salt phase. Separation of the two phases is discussed. (AEC)
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4117235
- Patent Number(s):
- 3126251
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-18-012279
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-64
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; ALUMINUM CHLORIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; FUELS; FUSED SALTS; IRRADIATION; LITHIUM CHLORIDES; MIXING; NEUTRON BEAMS; NEUTRONS; OPERATION; PATENT; PLUTONIUM; PLUTONIUM CHLORIDES; POTASSIUM CHLORIDES; RADIOCHEMISTRY; RECOVERY; REDUCTION; REPROCESSING; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLUTIONS; TIN CHLORIDES; URANIUM; URANIUM CHLORIDES
Citation Formats
Moore, R H. PLUTONIUM RECOVERY FROM NEUTRON-BOMBARDED URANIUM FUEL. United States: N. p., 1964.
Web.
Moore, R H. PLUTONIUM RECOVERY FROM NEUTRON-BOMBARDED URANIUM FUEL. United States.
Moore, R H. Tue .
"PLUTONIUM RECOVERY FROM NEUTRON-BOMBARDED URANIUM FUEL". United States.
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title = {PLUTONIUM RECOVERY FROM NEUTRON-BOMBARDED URANIUM FUEL},
author = {Moore, R H},
abstractNote = {A process of recovering plutonium from fuel by dissolution in molten KAlCl/sub 4/ double salt is described. Molten lithium chloride plus stannous chloride is added to reduce plutonium tetrachloride to the trichloride, which is dissolved in a lithium chloride phase while the uranium, as the tetrachloride, is dissolved in a double-salt phase. Separation of the two phases is discussed. (AEC)},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1964},
month = {3}
}
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