NON-AQUEOUS DISSOLUTION OF MASSIVE PLUTONIUM
Abstract
A method is presented for obtaining non-aqueous solutions or plutonium from massive forms of the metal. In the present invention massive plutonium is added to a salt melt consisting of 10 to 40 weight per cent of sodium chloride and the balance zinc chloride. The plutonium reacts at about 800 deg C with the zinc chloride to form a salt bath of plutonium trichloride, sodium chloride, and metallic zinc. The zinc is separated from the salt melt by forcing the molten mixture through a Pyrex filter.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4212401
- Patent Number(s):
- 2886410
- 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
C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-022507
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- METALLURGY AND CERAMICS; FILTERS; FUSED SALTS; GLASS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PLUTONIUM; PLUTONIUM CHLORIDES; PYREX; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SODIUM CHLORIDES; SOLUTIONS; ZINC; ZINC CHLORIDES
Citation Formats
Reavis, J G, Leary, J A, and Walsh, K A. NON-AQUEOUS DISSOLUTION OF MASSIVE PLUTONIUM. United States: N. p., 1959.
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Reavis, J G, Leary, J A, & Walsh, K A. NON-AQUEOUS DISSOLUTION OF MASSIVE PLUTONIUM. United States.
Reavis, J G, Leary, J A, and Walsh, K A. Tue .
"NON-AQUEOUS DISSOLUTION OF MASSIVE PLUTONIUM". United States.
@article{osti_4212401,
title = {NON-AQUEOUS DISSOLUTION OF MASSIVE PLUTONIUM},
author = {Reavis, J G and Leary, J A and Walsh, K A},
abstractNote = {A method is presented for obtaining non-aqueous solutions or plutonium from massive forms of the metal. In the present invention massive plutonium is added to a salt melt consisting of 10 to 40 weight per cent of sodium chloride and the balance zinc chloride. The plutonium reacts at about 800 deg C with the zinc chloride to form a salt bath of plutonium trichloride, sodium chloride, and metallic zinc. The zinc is separated from the salt melt by forcing the molten mixture through a Pyrex filter.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1959},
month = {5}
}
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