METHOD FOR OBTAINING PLUTONIUM METAL AND ALLOYS OF PLUTONIUM FROM PLUTONIUM TRICHLORIDE
Abstract
A process is given for both reducing plutonium trichloride to plutonium metal using cerium as the reductant and simultaneously alloying such plutonium metal with an excess of cerium or cerium and cobalt sufficient to yield the desired nuclear reactor fuel composition. The process is conducted at a temperature from about 550 to 775 deg C, at atmospheric pressure, without the use of booster reactants, and a substantial decontamination is effected in the product alloy of any rare earths which may be associated with the source of the plutonium. (AEC)
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4766285
- Patent Number(s):
- 2063829
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B02 - CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING B02C - CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-003060
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-63
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; CERIUM ALLOYS; COBALT ALLOYS; PLUTONIUM ALLOYS; PLUTONIUM CHLORIDES; PRODUCTION; REDUCTION
Citation Formats
Reavis, J G, Leary, J A, and Maraman, W J. METHOD FOR OBTAINING PLUTONIUM METAL AND ALLOYS OF PLUTONIUM FROM PLUTONIUM TRICHLORIDE. United States: N. p., 1962.
Web.
Reavis, J G, Leary, J A, & Maraman, W J. METHOD FOR OBTAINING PLUTONIUM METAL AND ALLOYS OF PLUTONIUM FROM PLUTONIUM TRICHLORIDE. United States.
Reavis, J G, Leary, J A, and Maraman, W J. Tue .
"METHOD FOR OBTAINING PLUTONIUM METAL AND ALLOYS OF PLUTONIUM FROM PLUTONIUM TRICHLORIDE". United States.
@article{osti_4766285,
title = {METHOD FOR OBTAINING PLUTONIUM METAL AND ALLOYS OF PLUTONIUM FROM PLUTONIUM TRICHLORIDE},
author = {Reavis, J G and Leary, J A and Maraman, W J},
abstractNote = {A process is given for both reducing plutonium trichloride to plutonium metal using cerium as the reductant and simultaneously alloying such plutonium metal with an excess of cerium or cerium and cobalt sufficient to yield the desired nuclear reactor fuel composition. The process is conducted at a temperature from about 550 to 775 deg C, at atmospheric pressure, without the use of booster reactants, and a substantial decontamination is effected in the product alloy of any rare earths which may be associated with the source of the plutonium. (AEC)},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1962},
month = {11}
}
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