REGENERATION OF REACTOR FUEL ELEMENTS
Abstract
A process is described for concentrating uranium and/or plutonium metal in aluminum alloys in which the actinide content was partially consumed by neutron bombardinent. Two embodiments are claimed: Either the alloy is heated, together with zinc chloride to at least 1000 deg C whereby some aluminum, in the form of aluminum chloride, and any zinc formed volatilize; or else aluminum fluoride is added and reacted at 800 to 1000 deg O and substmospheric pressure whereby pant of the aluminum volatilizes and aluminum subfluoride.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4164864
- Patent Number(s):
- 2931721
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-021610
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; ACTINIDES; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM CHLORIDES; ALUMINUM FLUORIDES; BEAMS; ENRICHMENT; FUEL ELEMENTS; NEUTRONS; PLUTONIUM; PRESSURE; REGENERATION; TEMPERATURE; URANIUM; ZINC CHLORIDES
Citation Formats
Lyon, W L. REGENERATION OF REACTOR FUEL ELEMENTS. United States: N. p., 1960.
Web.
Lyon, W L. REGENERATION OF REACTOR FUEL ELEMENTS. United States.
Lyon, W L. Fri .
"REGENERATION OF REACTOR FUEL ELEMENTS". United States.
@article{osti_4164864,
title = {REGENERATION OF REACTOR FUEL ELEMENTS},
author = {Lyon, W L},
abstractNote = {A process is described for concentrating uranium and/or plutonium metal in aluminum alloys in which the actinide content was partially consumed by neutron bombardinent. Two embodiments are claimed: Either the alloy is heated, together with zinc chloride to at least 1000 deg C whereby some aluminum, in the form of aluminum chloride, and any zinc formed volatilize; or else aluminum fluoride is added and reacted at 800 to 1000 deg O and substmospheric pressure whereby pant of the aluminum volatilizes and aluminum subfluoride.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1960},
month = {4}
}
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