DIRECT INGOT PROCESS FOR PRODUCING URANIUM
Abstract
A process is given in which uranium tetrafluoride is reduced to the metal with magnesium and in the same step the uranium metal formed is cast into an ingot. For this purpose a mold is arranged under and connected with the reaction bomb, and both are filled with the reaction mixture. The entire mixture is first heated to just below reaction temperature, and thereafter heating is restricted to the mixture in the mold. The reaction starts in the mold whereby heat is released which brings the rest of the mixture to reaction temperature. Pure uranium metal settles in the mold while the magnesium fluoride slag floats on top of it. After cooling, the uranium is separated from the slag by mechanical means.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4117504
- Patent Number(s):
- 2960398
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B22 - CASTING B22D - CASTING OF METALS
C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-007393
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; CASTING; COOLING; HEATING; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM FLUORIDES; METALS; PRODUCTION; REDUCTION; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SLAGS; TEMPERATURE; URANIUM; URANIUM TETRAFLUORIDE
Citation Formats
Leaders, W M, and Knecht, W S. DIRECT INGOT PROCESS FOR PRODUCING URANIUM. United States: N. p., 1960.
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Leaders, W M, & Knecht, W S. DIRECT INGOT PROCESS FOR PRODUCING URANIUM. United States.
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"DIRECT INGOT PROCESS FOR PRODUCING URANIUM". United States.
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title = {DIRECT INGOT PROCESS FOR PRODUCING URANIUM},
author = {Leaders, W M and Knecht, W S},
abstractNote = {A process is given in which uranium tetrafluoride is reduced to the metal with magnesium and in the same step the uranium metal formed is cast into an ingot. For this purpose a mold is arranged under and connected with the reaction bomb, and both are filled with the reaction mixture. The entire mixture is first heated to just below reaction temperature, and thereafter heating is restricted to the mixture in the mold. The reaction starts in the mold whereby heat is released which brings the rest of the mixture to reaction temperature. Pure uranium metal settles in the mold while the magnesium fluoride slag floats on top of it. After cooling, the uranium is separated from the slag by mechanical means.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {1960},
month = {11}
}
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