MELTING AND PURIFICATION OF URANIUM
Abstract
A process is described for treating uranium ingots having inner metal portions and an outer oxide skin. The method consists in partially supporting such an ingot on the surface of a grid or pierced plate. A sufficient weight of uranium is provided so that when the mass becomes molten, the oxide skin bursts at the unsupported portions of its bottom surface, allowing molten urantum to flow through the burst skin and into a container provided below.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4281721
- Patent Number(s):
- 2852364
- 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-13-004347
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; GRIDS; LIQUID FLOW; MELTING; METALS; OXIDES; PLATES; REFINING; SURFACES; URANIUM; URANIUM OXIDES; VESSELS; WEIGHT
Citation Formats
Spedding, F H, and Gray, C F. MELTING AND PURIFICATION OF URANIUM. United States: N. p., 1958.
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Spedding, F H, & Gray, C F. MELTING AND PURIFICATION OF URANIUM. United States.
Spedding, F H, and Gray, C F. Tue .
"MELTING AND PURIFICATION OF URANIUM". United States.
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title = {MELTING AND PURIFICATION OF URANIUM},
author = {Spedding, F H and Gray, C F},
abstractNote = {A process is described for treating uranium ingots having inner metal portions and an outer oxide skin. The method consists in partially supporting such an ingot on the surface of a grid or pierced plate. A sufficient weight of uranium is provided so that when the mass becomes molten, the oxide skin bursts at the unsupported portions of its bottom surface, allowing molten urantum to flow through the burst skin and into a container provided below.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1958},
month = {9}
}
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