VOLATILE FLUORIDE PROCESS FOR SEPARATING PLUTONIUM FROM OTHER MATERIALS
Abstract
The separation of plutonium from uranium and/or tission products by formation of the higher fluorides of uranium and/or plutonium is discussed. Neutronirradiated uranium metal is first convcrted to the hydride. This hydrided product is then treatced with fluorine at about 315 deg C to form and volatilize UF/sup 6/ leaving plutonium behind. The plutonium may then be separated by reacting the residue with fluorine at about 500 deg C and collecting the volatile plutonium fluoride thus formed.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4241734
- Patent Number(s):
- 2882125
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-015196
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FISSION PRODUCTS; FLUORINE; GASES; IRRADIATION; LEAD; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETISM; MEASURED VALUES; METALS; NEUTRON BEAMS; OPERATION; PATENT; PLUTONIUM; PLUTONIUM FLUORIDES; PREPARATION; RECOVERY; REPROCESSING; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SWITCHES; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS; TRITIUM; URANIUM; URANIUM FLUORIDES; URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE; URANIUM HYDRIDES; VOLATILITY
Citation Formats
Spedding, F H, and Newton, A S. VOLATILE FLUORIDE PROCESS FOR SEPARATING PLUTONIUM FROM OTHER MATERIALS. United States: N. p., 1959.
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Spedding, F H, & Newton, A S. VOLATILE FLUORIDE PROCESS FOR SEPARATING PLUTONIUM FROM OTHER MATERIALS. United States.
Spedding, F H, and Newton, A S. Tue .
"VOLATILE FLUORIDE PROCESS FOR SEPARATING PLUTONIUM FROM OTHER MATERIALS". United States.
@article{osti_4241734,
title = {VOLATILE FLUORIDE PROCESS FOR SEPARATING PLUTONIUM FROM OTHER MATERIALS},
author = {Spedding, F H and Newton, A S},
abstractNote = {The separation of plutonium from uranium and/or tission products by formation of the higher fluorides of uranium and/or plutonium is discussed. Neutronirradiated uranium metal is first convcrted to the hydride. This hydrided product is then treatced with fluorine at about 315 deg C to form and volatilize UF/sup 6/ leaving plutonium behind. The plutonium may then be separated by reacting the residue with fluorine at about 500 deg C and collecting the volatile plutonium fluoride thus formed.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1959},
month = {4}
}
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