URANIUM RECOVERY FROM NUCLEAR FUEL
Abstract
A process of recovering uranium from a UF/sub 4/-NaFZrF/sub 4/ mixture by spraying the molten mixture at about 200 deg C in nitrogen of super- atmospheric pressure into droplets not larger than 100 microns, and contacting the molten droplets with fluorine at about 200 deg C for 0.01 to 10 seconds in a container the walls of which have a temperature below the melting point of the mixture is described. Uranium hexafluoride is formed and volatilized and the uranium-free salt is solidified. (AEC)
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4800162
- Patent Number(s):
- 3031261
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
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
- NSA Number:
- NSA-16-013167
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; DISPERSIONS; FLUORINE; FUELS; FUSED SALTS; INJECTION; MEASURED VALUES; MELTING POINTS; MIXING; NITROGEN; PRESSURE; REACTION KINETICS; RECOVERY; SALTS; SODIUM FLUORIDES; SOLIDIFICATION; TEMPERATURE; URANIUM; URANIUM FLUORIDES; URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE; VOLATILITY; ZIRCONIUM FLUORIDES
Citation Formats
Vogel, R C, and Rodger, W A. URANIUM RECOVERY FROM NUCLEAR FUEL. United States: N. p., 1962.
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Vogel, R C, & Rodger, W A. URANIUM RECOVERY FROM NUCLEAR FUEL. United States.
Vogel, R C, and Rodger, W A. Tue .
"URANIUM RECOVERY FROM NUCLEAR FUEL". United States.
@article{osti_4800162,
title = {URANIUM RECOVERY FROM NUCLEAR FUEL},
author = {Vogel, R C and Rodger, W A},
abstractNote = {A process of recovering uranium from a UF/sub 4/-NaFZrF/sub 4/ mixture by spraying the molten mixture at about 200 deg C in nitrogen of super- atmospheric pressure into droplets not larger than 100 microns, and contacting the molten droplets with fluorine at about 200 deg C for 0.01 to 10 seconds in a container the walls of which have a temperature below the melting point of the mixture is described. Uranium hexafluoride is formed and volatilized and the uranium-free salt is solidified. (AEC)},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1962},
month = {4}
}
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