SEPARATION OF FISSION PRODUCT VALUES FROM THE HEXAVALENT PLUTONIUM BY CARRIER PRECIPITATION

Title: SEPARATION OF FISSION PRODUCT VALUES FROM THE HEXAVALENT PLUTONIUM BY CARRIER PRECIPITATION

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An improved precipitation of fission products on bismuth phosphate from an aqueous mineral acid solution also containing hexavalent plutonium by incorporating, prior to bismuth phosphate precipitation, from 0.05 to 2.5 grams/ liter of zirconium phosphate, niobium oxide. and/or lanthanum fluoride is described. The plutonium remains in solution.

Inventors:: Davies, T.H.

Issue Date:: 1959-12-15

Research Org.:: Originating Research Org. not identified

OSTI Identifier:: 4187068

Patent Number(s):: 2917359

Assignee:: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission DTIE; NSA-14-007478

NSA Number:: NSA-14-007478

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: CHEMISTRY; BISMUTH PHOSPHATES; FISSION PRODUCTS; LANTHANUM FLUORIDES; MINERAL ACIDS; NIOBIUM OXIDES; PLUTONIUM; PRECIPITATION; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLUTIONS; WATER; ZIRCONIUM PHOSPHATES

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  author       = {Davies, T.H.},

  abstractNote = {An improved precipitation of fission products on bismuth phosphate from an aqueous mineral acid solution also containing hexavalent plutonium by incorporating, prior to bismuth phosphate precipitation, from 0.05 to 2.5 grams/ liter of zirconium phosphate, niobium oxide. and/or lanthanum fluoride is described. The plutonium remains in solution.},

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