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GB883160A - High temperature reduction of uranium hexafluoride to metal - Google Patents

High temperature reduction of uranium hexafluoride to metal

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GB883160A
GB883160A GB1398560A GB1398560A GB883160A GB 883160 A GB883160 A GB 883160A GB 1398560 A GB1398560 A GB 1398560A GB 1398560 A GB1398560 A GB 1398560A GB 883160 A GB883160 A GB 883160A
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uranium
metal
high temperature
temperature reduction
uranium hexafluoride
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US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B60/00—Obtaining metals of atomic number 87 or higher, i.e. radioactive metals
    • C22B60/02—Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides
    • C22B60/0204—Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium
    • C22B60/0213—Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium by dry processes

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  • Inorganic Compounds Of Heavy Metals (AREA)
  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)

Abstract

Uranium is produced by continuously introducing uranium hexafluoride vapour and fluid sodium into a reaction chamber maintained at a temperature above the melting point of uranium and continuously withdrawing the resultant liquid uranium and liquid sodium fluoride separately from the chamber. Preferably the chamber is maintained at 1130-1200 DEG C. and the sodium introduced in the liquid state and in excess of the stoichiometric proportion.
GB1398560A 1959-06-09 1960-04-21 High temperature reduction of uranium hexafluoride to metal Expired GB883160A (en)

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US81919459A 1959-06-09 1959-06-09

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1212304B (en) * 1963-08-19 1966-03-10 Comision Nac De En Atomica Process for the production of aluminum-uranium alloys
EP0592231A1 (en) * 1992-10-07 1994-04-13 British Nuclear Fuels PLC A method and apparatus for the production of uranium

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1212304B (en) * 1963-08-19 1966-03-10 Comision Nac De En Atomica Process for the production of aluminum-uranium alloys
EP0592231A1 (en) * 1992-10-07 1994-04-13 British Nuclear Fuels PLC A method and apparatus for the production of uranium

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DE1135669B (en) 1962-08-30
BE590461A (en) 1960-09-01

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