URANIUM SEPARATION PROCESS
Abstract
A method of separating uranium oxides from PuO/sub 2/, ThO/sub 2/, and other actinide oxides is described. The oxide mixture is suspended in a fused salt melt and a chlorinating agent such as chlorine gas or phosgene is sparged through the suspension. Uranium oxides are selectively chlorinated and dissolve in the melt, which may then be filtered to remove the unchlorinated oxides of the other actinides. (AEC)
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4796849
- Patent Number(s):
- 3030176
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
- NSA Number:
- NSA-16-013166
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; ACTINIDES; CARBONYLS; CHLORIDES; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE; FILTERS; GASES; MELTING; MIXING; OXIDES; PHOSGENE; PLUTONIUM OXIDES; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLUBILITY; SUSPENSIONS; THORIUM OXIDES; URANIUM; URANIUM OXIDES
Citation Formats
Lyon, W L. URANIUM SEPARATION PROCESS. United States: N. p., 1962.
Web.
Lyon, W L. URANIUM SEPARATION PROCESS. United States.
Lyon, W L. Tue .
"URANIUM SEPARATION PROCESS". United States.
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title = {URANIUM SEPARATION PROCESS},
author = {Lyon, W L},
abstractNote = {A method of separating uranium oxides from PuO/sub 2/, ThO/sub 2/, and other actinide oxides is described. The oxide mixture is suspended in a fused salt melt and a chlorinating agent such as chlorine gas or phosgene is sparged through the suspension. Uranium oxides are selectively chlorinated and dissolve in the melt, which may then be filtered to remove the unchlorinated oxides of the other actinides. (AEC)},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1962},
month = {4}
}
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