DISSOLUTION OF ZIRCONIUM-CONTAINING FUEL ELEMENTS
Abstract
Uranium is recovered from spent uranium fuel elements containing or clad with zirconium. These fuel elements are placed in an anhydrous solution of hydrogen fluoride and nitrogen dioxide. Within this system uranium forms a soluble complex and zirconium forms an insoluble complex. The uranium can then be separated, treated, and removed from solution as uranium hexafluoride. (AEC)
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4828642
- Patent Number(s):
- 3012849
- 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
C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-16-003091
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; BURNUP; FUEL CANS; FUEL ELEMENTS; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; NITROGEN OXIDES; REPROCESSING; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPLEXES; URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM COMPLEXES
Citation Formats
Horn, F L. DISSOLUTION OF ZIRCONIUM-CONTAINING FUEL ELEMENTS. United States: N. p., 1961.
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Horn, F L. DISSOLUTION OF ZIRCONIUM-CONTAINING FUEL ELEMENTS. United States.
Horn, F L. Tue .
"DISSOLUTION OF ZIRCONIUM-CONTAINING FUEL ELEMENTS". United States.
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title = {DISSOLUTION OF ZIRCONIUM-CONTAINING FUEL ELEMENTS},
author = {Horn, F L},
abstractNote = {Uranium is recovered from spent uranium fuel elements containing or clad with zirconium. These fuel elements are placed in an anhydrous solution of hydrogen fluoride and nitrogen dioxide. Within this system uranium forms a soluble complex and zirconium forms an insoluble complex. The uranium can then be separated, treated, and removed from solution as uranium hexafluoride. (AEC)},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 12 00:00:00 EST 1961},
month = {Tue Dec 12 00:00:00 EST 1961}
}
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