DE1533138C3 - Verfahren zur Trennung des Plutoniums von Uran - Google Patents

Verfahren zur Trennung des Plutoniums von Uran

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DE1533138C3
DE1533138C3 DE1533138A DE1533138A DE1533138C3 DE 1533138 C3 DE1533138 C3 DE 1533138C3 DE 1533138 A DE1533138 A DE 1533138A DE 1533138 A DE1533138 A DE 1533138A DE 1533138 C3 DE1533138 C3 DE 1533138C3
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plutonium
alloy
chloride
magnesium
molten
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DE1533138B2 (de
DE1533138A1 (de
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James Barker Joliet Knighton
Robert Keppel Naperville Steunenberg
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United States Atomic Energy Commission
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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
    • C22B60/04—Obtaining plutonium
    • 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
    • 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
    • G21C19/42—Reprocessing of irradiated fuel
    • G21C19/44—Reprocessing of irradiated fuel of irradiated solid fuel
    • G21C19/48—Non-aqueous processes
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W30/00—Technologies for solid waste management
    • Y02W30/50—Reuse, recycling or recovery technologies

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  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
  • Inorganic Compounds Of Heavy Metals (AREA)
DE1533138A 1966-02-08 1966-11-16 Verfahren zur Trennung des Plutoniums von Uran Expired DE1533138C3 (de)

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US52632866 US3282681A (en) 1966-02-08 1966-02-08 Separation of uranium and plutonium values

Publications (3)

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DE1533138A1 DE1533138A1 (de) 1970-01-02
DE1533138B2 DE1533138B2 (de) 1973-03-01
DE1533138C3 true DE1533138C3 (de) 1973-09-27

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US (1) US3282681A (enExample)
BE (1) BE685007A (enExample)
DE (1) DE1533138C3 (enExample)
GB (1) GB1137625A (enExample)
SE (1) SE307201B (enExample)

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US3326673A (en) * 1966-09-23 1967-06-20 James B Knighton Process for separating plutonium from uranium from fission products
US3607145A (en) * 1969-01-06 1971-09-21 Atomic Energy Commission Plutonium separation from uranium
US4234383A (en) * 1969-05-19 1980-11-18 Parlee-Anderson Corporation Actinide nitride-fueled reactor and continuous method of operating the same
US4814046A (en) * 1988-07-12 1989-03-21 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Process to separate transuranic elements from nuclear waste
US5096545A (en) * 1991-05-21 1992-03-17 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Plutonium recovery from spent reactor fuel by uranium displacement
GB9111666D0 (en) * 1991-05-31 1991-07-24 British Nuclear Fuels Plc A method of producing uranium metal
US5160367A (en) * 1991-10-03 1992-11-03 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Salt transport extraction of transuranium elements from lwr fuel
US5147616A (en) * 1991-10-03 1992-09-15 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Magnesium transport extraction of transuranium elements from LWR fuel
US5141723A (en) * 1991-10-03 1992-08-25 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Uranium chloride extraction of transuranium elements from LWR fuel
US5202100A (en) * 1991-11-07 1993-04-13 Molten Metal Technology, Inc. Method for reducing volume of a radioactive composition
US5732365A (en) * 1995-10-30 1998-03-24 Dakota Catalyst Products, Inc. Method of treating mixed waste in a molten bath

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US2875021A (en) * 1943-08-24 1959-02-24 Harrison S Brown Method of separating uranium values, plutonium values and fission products by chlorination
US2851333A (en) * 1945-03-09 1958-09-09 Harrison S Brown Process of separating plutonium from uranium
US2917382A (en) * 1957-08-14 1959-12-15 Harold M Feder Separation of plutonium from uranium
US2934425A (en) * 1958-06-30 1960-04-26 James B Knighton Method for purifying uranium
US2948586A (en) * 1958-07-24 1960-08-09 Raymond H Moore Fused salt process for recovery of values from used nuclear reactor fuels
US2968547A (en) * 1959-12-18 1961-01-17 Ward L Lyon Production of plutonium metal
US3011865A (en) * 1960-08-22 1961-12-05 Glen E Benedict Separation of uranium and plutonium oxides
BE620083A (enExample) * 1961-07-14 1900-01-01
US3148977A (en) * 1961-12-11 1964-09-15 Dow Chemical Co Method of purifying uranium metal
US3148975A (en) * 1961-12-11 1964-09-15 Dow Chemical Co Processing impure uranium
US3120435A (en) * 1962-06-04 1964-02-04 Chiotti Premo Regeneration of fission-products-containing magnesium-thorium alloys
US3169057A (en) * 1962-10-29 1965-02-09 James B Knighton Separation of plutonium, uranium and fission products from each other
US3147109A (en) * 1963-05-03 1964-09-01 James B Knighton Separation of plutonium, uranium, americium and fission products from each other
US3218160A (en) * 1964-11-10 1965-11-16 James B Knighton Regeneration of nuclear fuel

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US3282681A (en) 1966-11-01
SE307201B (enExample) 1968-12-23
GB1137625A (en) 1968-12-27
BE685007A (enExample) 1967-01-16
DE1533138B2 (de) 1973-03-01
DE1533138A1 (de) 1970-01-02

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