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Title: Purex Technical Manual

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4314635· OSTI ID:4314635

The manual is made up of 5 sections: Part I, Introduction; Part II Process, which includes chapters on irradiated slugs and fission-product decay, feed preparation, process chemistry, process engineering, solvent-extractlon procedure, concentration of uranium and plutonium solutions, aqueous make-up, solvent treatment, and acid recovery and waste disposal; Part III, Plant and Equipment, which includes chapters on general description of plant, pulse columns, other process equipment, pumps, jets, and agitators, remote operation and maintenance, and construction materials and protective coatings; Part IV, Process Control, with chapters on instrumentation and sampling and analytical methods; and, Part V, Safety, including chapters on health protection from radiation, radiation intensities and shielding, decontamination of surfaces, hazards other than radiation, critical mass control. An index is also included. (JGB)

Research Organization:
General Electric Co., Richland, Wash. (USA). Hanford Atomic Products Operation
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31-109-ENG-52
NSA Number:
NSA-29-029196
OSTI ID:
4314635
Report Number(s):
HW-31000
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Declassified 12 Mar 1974. Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-74
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English