Method for producing nuclear fuel
Abstract
Nuclear fuel is made by contacting an aqueous solution containing an actinide salt with an aqueous solution containing ammonium hydroxide, ammonium oxalate, or oxalic acid in an amount that will react with a fraction of the actinide salt to form a precipitate consisting of the hydroxide or oxalate of the actinide. A slurry consisting of the precipitate and solution containing the unreacted actinide salt is formed into drops which are gelled, calcined, and pressed to form pellets.
- Inventors:
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- Knoxville, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864549
- Patent Number(s):
- 4382885
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01F - COMPOUNDS OF THE METALS BERYLLIUM, MAGNESIUM, ALUMINIUM, CALCIUM, STRONTIUM, BARIUM, RADIUM, THORIUM, OR OF THE RARE-EARTH METALS
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; producing; nuclear; fuel; contacting; aqueous; solution; containing; actinide; salt; ammonium; hydroxide; oxalate; oxalic; acid; amount; react; fraction; form; precipitate; consisting; slurry; unreacted; formed; drops; gelled; calcined; pressed; pellets; ammonium hydroxide; oxalic acid; solution containing; nuclear fuel; aqueous solution; producing nuclear; /252/976/
Citation Formats
Haas, Paul A. Method for producing nuclear fuel. United States: N. p., 1983.
Web.
Haas, Paul A. Method for producing nuclear fuel. United States.
Haas, Paul A. Sat .
"Method for producing nuclear fuel". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864549.
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title = {Method for producing nuclear fuel},
author = {Haas, Paul A},
abstractNote = {Nuclear fuel is made by contacting an aqueous solution containing an actinide salt with an aqueous solution containing ammonium hydroxide, ammonium oxalate, or oxalic acid in an amount that will react with a fraction of the actinide salt to form a precipitate consisting of the hydroxide or oxalate of the actinide. A slurry consisting of the precipitate and solution containing the unreacted actinide salt is formed into drops which are gelled, calcined, and pressed to form pellets.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1983},
month = {1}
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