GB814195A - Production of uranium metal - Google Patents

Production of uranium metal

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Publication number
GB814195A
GB814195A GB5998/45A GB599845A GB814195A GB 814195 A GB814195 A GB 814195A GB 5998/45 A GB5998/45 A GB 5998/45A GB 599845 A GB599845 A GB 599845A GB 814195 A GB814195 A GB 814195A
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uranium
crucible
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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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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Abstract

Uranium is produced by reaction of uranium trichloride with an alkali metal, e.g. sodium, potassium or lithium, or with an alkaline earth metal, e.g. calcium or barium. The reaction is carried out in a crucible wholly or partly formed of a refractory material which may be sintered, e.g. zirconium oxide beryllium oxide, thorium oxide or magnesium oxide. The crucible and its contents are placed in a container which is evacuated and filled with an inert gas, this operation preferably being repeated at least once. The crucible is then heated to initiate the reaction and the temperature is preferably maintained above the melting point of uranium metal for sufficient time, e.g. at least two hours, to allow the uranium to be produced in massive form. U.S.A. Specification 1,568,685 is referred to.
GB5998/45A 1944-04-14 1945-03-09 Production of uranium metal Expired GB814195A (en)

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US814195XA 1944-04-14 1944-04-14

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0521608A1 (en) * 1991-05-31 1993-01-07 British Nuclear Fuels PLC A method of producing uranium metal
EP0592231A1 (en) * 1992-10-07 1994-04-13 British Nuclear Fuels PLC A method and apparatus for the production of uranium

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0521608A1 (en) * 1991-05-31 1993-01-07 British Nuclear Fuels PLC A method of producing uranium metal
US5322545A (en) * 1991-05-31 1994-06-21 British Nuclear Fuels, Plc Method of producing uranium metal
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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