REMOVAL OF CHLORIDE FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
Abstract
A method is given for dissolving reactor fuel elements in which the uranium is associated with a relatively inert chromium-containing alloy such as stainless steel. An aqueous mixture of acids comprising 2 to 2.5 molar hydrochloric acid and 4 to 8 molar nitric acid is employed in dissolving the fuel element. In order io reduce corrosion in subsequent processing of the resulting solution, chloride values are removed from the solution by contacting it with concentrated nitric acid at an elevated temperature.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4138832
- Patent Number(s):
- 2919972
- 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
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-015712
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; CHLORIDES; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CORROSION; FUEL ELEMENTS; HEATING; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MIXING; NITRIC ACID; SOLUTIONS; STAINLESS STEELS; URANIUM; WATER
Citation Formats
Hyman, M L, and Savolainen, J E. REMOVAL OF CHLORIDE FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS. United States: N. p., 1960.
Web.
Hyman, M L, & Savolainen, J E. REMOVAL OF CHLORIDE FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS. United States.
Hyman, M L, and Savolainen, J E. Fri .
"REMOVAL OF CHLORIDE FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS". United States.
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author = {Hyman, M L and Savolainen, J E},
abstractNote = {A method is given for dissolving reactor fuel elements in which the uranium is associated with a relatively inert chromium-containing alloy such as stainless steel. An aqueous mixture of acids comprising 2 to 2.5 molar hydrochloric acid and 4 to 8 molar nitric acid is employed in dissolving the fuel element. In order io reduce corrosion in subsequent processing of the resulting solution, chloride values are removed from the solution by contacting it with concentrated nitric acid at an elevated temperature.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {1960},
month = {1}
}
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