SULFIDE METHOD PLUTONIUM SEPARATION
Abstract
A process is described for the recovery of plutonium from neutron irradiated uranium solutions. Such a solution is first treated with a soluble sullide, causing precipitation of the plutoniunn and uraniunn values present, along with those impurities which form insoluble sulfides. The precipitate is then treated with a solution of carbonate ions, which will dissolve the uranium and plutonium present while the fission product sulfides remain unaffected. After separation from the residue, this solution may then be treated by any of the usual methods, such as formation of a lanthanum fluoride precipitate, to effect separation of plutoniunn from uranium.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4329797
- Patent Number(s):
- 2847274
- 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
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-001010
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; ANIONS; CARBONATES; FISSION PRODUCTS; IMPURITIES; IRRADIATION; LANTHANUM FLUORIDES; NEUTRON BEAMS; PLUTONIUM; PRECIPITATION; RECOVERY; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLUTIONS; SULFIDES; URANIUM
Citation Formats
Duffield, R B. SULFIDE METHOD PLUTONIUM SEPARATION. United States: N. p., 1958.
Web.
Duffield, R B. SULFIDE METHOD PLUTONIUM SEPARATION. United States.
Duffield, R B. Tue .
"SULFIDE METHOD PLUTONIUM SEPARATION". United States.
@article{osti_4329797,
title = {SULFIDE METHOD PLUTONIUM SEPARATION},
author = {Duffield, R B},
abstractNote = {A process is described for the recovery of plutonium from neutron irradiated uranium solutions. Such a solution is first treated with a soluble sullide, causing precipitation of the plutoniunn and uraniunn values present, along with those impurities which form insoluble sulfides. The precipitate is then treated with a solution of carbonate ions, which will dissolve the uranium and plutonium present while the fission product sulfides remain unaffected. After separation from the residue, this solution may then be treated by any of the usual methods, such as formation of a lanthanum fluoride precipitate, to effect separation of plutoniunn from uranium.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1958},
month = {8}
}
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