DE60012480D1 - Aufarbeitung uranhaltiger materialien durch fluoridierung und anschliessende trennung der uranhexafluoride in einem plasmareaktor - Google Patents

Aufarbeitung uranhaltiger materialien durch fluoridierung und anschliessende trennung der uranhexafluoride in einem plasmareaktor

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DE60012480D1
DE60012480D1 DE60012480T DE60012480T DE60012480D1 DE 60012480 D1 DE60012480 D1 DE 60012480D1 DE 60012480 T DE60012480 T DE 60012480T DE 60012480 T DE60012480 T DE 60012480T DE 60012480 D1 DE60012480 D1 DE 60012480D1
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uranhexafluoride
fluoridation
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Paul Raymond Gregson
Paul Gilchrist
Terence Martin Cox
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Sellafield Ltd
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    • 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
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    • C01G—COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
    • C01G43/00—Compounds of uranium
    • C01G43/04—Halides of uranium
    • C01G43/06—Fluorides
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D59/00—Separation of different isotopes of the same chemical element
    • B01D59/34—Separation by photochemical methods
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    • C01—INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C01G—COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
    • C01G43/00—Compounds of uranium
    • C01G43/04—Halides of uranium
    • C01G43/06—Fluorides
    • C01G43/063—Hexafluoride (UF6)
    • C01G43/066—Preparation
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C01—INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C01P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLID INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
    • C01P2006/00—Physical properties of inorganic compounds
    • C01P2006/88—Isotope composition differing from the natural occurrence
    • 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
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    • 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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  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Inorganic Compounds Of Heavy Metals (AREA)
  • Transition And Organic Metals Composition Catalysts For Addition Polymerization (AREA)
  • Disintegrating Or Milling (AREA)
  • Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
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  • Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
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DE2000612480 1999-01-15 2000-01-14 Aufarbeitung uranhaltiger materialien durch fluoridierung und anschliessende trennung der uranhexafluoride in einem plasmareaktor Expired - Fee Related DE60012480T2 (de)

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GB9900836A GB9900836D0 (en) 1999-01-15 1999-01-15 Improvements in and relating to processing materials
GB9900836 1999-01-15
PCT/GB2000/000072 WO2000042229A2 (en) 1999-01-15 2000-01-14 Processing of uranium materials by fluorination and dissociation of uranium hexafluoride in plasma separator

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EP (1) EP1144701B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2002534612A (de)
KR (1) KR20010093260A (de)
CN (1) CN1343261A (de)
AT (1) ATE272129T1 (de)
AU (1) AU766550B2 (de)
BR (1) BR0007560A (de)
CA (1) CA2359963A1 (de)
CZ (1) CZ20012585A3 (de)
DE (1) DE60012480T2 (de)
GB (1) GB9900836D0 (de)
IL (1) IL144268A0 (de)
MX (1) MXPA01007151A (de)
NO (1) NO20013505L (de)
NZ (1) NZ513509A (de)
RU (1) RU2230130C2 (de)
SK (1) SK9532001A3 (de)
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NZ513509A (en) 2003-02-28
CA2359963A1 (en) 2000-07-20
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RU2230130C2 (ru) 2004-06-10
ATE272129T1 (de) 2004-08-15
AU3061100A (en) 2000-08-01
SK9532001A3 (en) 2002-11-06
KR20010093260A (ko) 2001-10-27
MXPA01007151A (es) 2002-03-27
WO2000042229A3 (en) 2001-10-11
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EP1144701B1 (de) 2004-07-28
CN1343261A (zh) 2002-04-03
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