SEPARATION OF PLUTONIUM FROM URANIUM
Abstract
A process is described for extracting plutonium from powdered neutron- irradiated urarium metal by contacting the latter, while maintaining it in the solid form, with molten magnesium which takes up the plutonium and separating the molten magnesium from the solid uranium.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4175685
- Patent Number(s):
- 2917382
- 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-14-007480
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; IRRADIATION; MAGNESIUM; MELTING; METALS; NEUTRONS; PLUTONIUM; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLIDS; URANIUM
Citation Formats
Feder, H M, and Nuttall, R L. SEPARATION OF PLUTONIUM FROM URANIUM. United States: N. p., 1959.
Web.
Feder, H M, & Nuttall, R L. SEPARATION OF PLUTONIUM FROM URANIUM. United States.
Feder, H M, and Nuttall, R L. Tue .
"SEPARATION OF PLUTONIUM FROM URANIUM". United States.
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title = {SEPARATION OF PLUTONIUM FROM URANIUM},
author = {Feder, H M and Nuttall, R L},
abstractNote = {A process is described for extracting plutonium from powdered neutron- irradiated urarium metal by contacting the latter, while maintaining it in the solid form, with molten magnesium which takes up the plutonium and separating the molten magnesium from the solid uranium.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 1959},
month = {Tue Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 1959}
}
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