GB862860A - Purification of thorium or uranium, or thorium-uranium alloys - Google Patents

Purification of thorium or uranium, or thorium-uranium alloys

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GB862860A
GB862860A GB31460/58A GB3146058A GB862860A GB 862860 A GB862860 A GB 862860A GB 31460/58 A GB31460/58 A GB 31460/58A GB 3146058 A GB3146058 A GB 3146058A GB 862860 A GB862860 A GB 862860A
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thorium
uranium
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cathode
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25C—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25C7/00—Constructional parts, or assemblies thereof, of cells; Servicing or operating of cells
    • C25C7/02—Electrodes; Connections thereof
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25C—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25C3/00—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts
    • C25C3/34—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts of metals not provided for in groups C25C3/02 - C25C3/32

Abstract

862,860. Electrolytic refining of thorium and uranium. UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION. Oct. 2,1958 [Oct. 9, 1957], No. 31460/58. Class 41. Thorium, uranium, and thorium-uranium alloys are purified by electrolysis in a fused-salt electrolyte, using one of the metals zinc, cadmium, tin, lead, antimony and bismuth in molten condition as cathode. The anode may also consist of one of these molten metals, the thorium or uranium to be refined being placed in contact therewith and separated from direct contact with the electrolyte thereby. The electrolyte may be a fused alkali metal salt or alkaline-earth metal salt. A current density of 200 amps/square dm. is used. The refined metal dissolves in the molten cathode, and the cathode metal is subsequently removed therefrom by volatilization. Alternatively, the thorium or uranium may be added to the bath in the form of a salt, using a carbon anode.
GB31460/58A 1957-10-09 1958-10-02 Purification of thorium or uranium, or thorium-uranium alloys Expired GB862860A (en)

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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2212171A (en) * 1987-11-05 1989-07-19 Us Energy Recovery of uranium and a mixture of uranium and plutonium from spent fuels by electrorefining
GB2247247A (en) * 1990-08-22 1992-02-26 British Nuclear Fuels Plc Electrolytic production of uranium alloy in molten salt electrolyte
GB2548378A (en) * 2016-03-16 2017-09-20 Richard Scott Ian Electrochemical reduction of spent nuclear fuel at high temperatures
US10622112B2 (en) 2016-03-16 2020-04-14 Ian Richard Scott Conversion of spent uranium oxide fuel into molten salt reactor fuel

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2212171A (en) * 1987-11-05 1989-07-19 Us Energy Recovery of uranium and a mixture of uranium and plutonium from spent fuels by electrorefining
GB2212171B (en) * 1987-11-05 1991-08-21 Us Energy Electrorefining process and apparatus for recovery of uranium and a mixture of uranium and plutonium from spent fuels
GB2247247A (en) * 1990-08-22 1992-02-26 British Nuclear Fuels Plc Electrolytic production of uranium alloy in molten salt electrolyte
GB2548378A (en) * 2016-03-16 2017-09-20 Richard Scott Ian Electrochemical reduction of spent nuclear fuel at high temperatures
US10622112B2 (en) 2016-03-16 2020-04-14 Ian Richard Scott Conversion of spent uranium oxide fuel into molten salt reactor fuel

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