Actinide metal processing
Abstract
A process for converting an actinide metal such as thorium, uranium, or plutonium to an actinide oxide material by admixing the actinide metal in an aqueous medium with a hypochlorite as an oxidizing agent for sufficient time to form the actinide oxide material and recovering the actinide oxide material is described together with a low temperature process for preparing an actinide oxide nitrate such as uranyl nitrate. Additionally, a composition of matter comprising the reaction product of uranium metal and sodium hypochlorite is provided, the reaction product being an essentially insoluble uranium oxide material suitable for disposal or long term storage.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7285899
- Patent Number(s):
- 5098677
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-680972
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 5 Apr 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; PLUTONIUM OXIDES; CHEMICAL PREPARATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; THORIUM OXIDES; URANIUM OXIDES; OXIDIZERS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; SOLUBILITY; WASTE FORMS; ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; MANAGEMENT; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; PROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; STORAGE; SYNTHESIS; THORIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTE STORAGE; 052000* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Management
Citation Formats
Sauer, N N, and Watkin, J G. Actinide metal processing. United States: N. p., 1992.
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Sauer, N N, & Watkin, J G. Actinide metal processing. United States.
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"Actinide metal processing". United States.
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abstractNote = {A process for converting an actinide metal such as thorium, uranium, or plutonium to an actinide oxide material by admixing the actinide metal in an aqueous medium with a hypochlorite as an oxidizing agent for sufficient time to form the actinide oxide material and recovering the actinide oxide material is described together with a low temperature process for preparing an actinide oxide nitrate such as uranyl nitrate. Additionally, a composition of matter comprising the reaction product of uranium metal and sodium hypochlorite is provided, the reaction product being an essentially insoluble uranium oxide material suitable for disposal or long term storage.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 EST 1992},
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