METHOD OF DISSOLVING MASSIVE PLUTONIUM
Abstract
Massive plutonium can be dissolved in a hot mixture of concentrated nitric acid and a small quantity of hydrofluoric acid. A preliminary oxidation with water under superatmospheric pressure at 140 to 150 deg C is advantageous
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4130162
- Patent Number(s):
- 2942938
- 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-14-025497
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; MIXING; NITRIC ACID; OXIDATION; PLUTONIUM; PREPARATION; PRESSURE; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE; WATER
Citation Formats
Facer, J F, and Lyon, W L. METHOD OF DISSOLVING MASSIVE PLUTONIUM. United States: N. p., 1960.
Web.
Facer, J F, & Lyon, W L. METHOD OF DISSOLVING MASSIVE PLUTONIUM. United States.
Facer, J F, and Lyon, W L. Tue .
"METHOD OF DISSOLVING MASSIVE PLUTONIUM". United States.
@article{osti_4130162,
title = {METHOD OF DISSOLVING MASSIVE PLUTONIUM},
author = {Facer, J F and Lyon, W L},
abstractNote = {Massive plutonium can be dissolved in a hot mixture of concentrated nitric acid and a small quantity of hydrofluoric acid. A preliminary oxidation with water under superatmospheric pressure at 140 to 150 deg C is advantageous},
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journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {1960},
month = {6}
}