GB863149A - Improvements in or relating to the production of plutonium - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to the production of plutonium

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Publication number
GB863149A
GB863149A GB151359A GB151359A GB863149A GB 863149 A GB863149 A GB 863149A GB 151359 A GB151359 A GB 151359A GB 151359 A GB151359 A GB 151359A GB 863149 A GB863149 A GB 863149A
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plutonium
column
metal
reducing
halide
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GB151359A
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John Syme Nairn
Alan Marshall
Roland Taylor
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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Priority to GB151359A priority Critical patent/GB863149A/en
Priority to FR815557A priority patent/FR1245237A/en
Priority to BE586517A priority patent/BE586517A/en
Publication of GB863149A publication Critical patent/GB863149A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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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

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
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  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
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  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Inorganic Compounds Of Heavy Metals (AREA)

Abstract

863,149. Plutonium. UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY. Jan. 1, 1960 [Jan. 15, 1959; April 14, 1959], Nos. 1513/59 and 12708/59. Class 39(4). Plutonium metal is produced by reducing a plutonium halide with an alkali or alkaline earth metal in a fused salt medium at above the melting point of plutonium. The halide may be fed to a column at an intermediate point, the reducing metal introduced near the bottom of the column, and plutonium metal withdrawn at the bottom of the column; either or both the halide and the reducing metal may be dissolved in the fused salt before entering the column. The preferred reducing metals are calcium, barium, strontium, and lithium, and the fused salt medium preferably comprises chlorides or fluorides of these metals.
GB151359A 1959-01-15 1959-01-15 Improvements in or relating to the production of plutonium Expired GB863149A (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB151359A GB863149A (en) 1959-01-15 1959-01-15 Improvements in or relating to the production of plutonium
FR815557A FR1245237A (en) 1959-01-15 1960-01-13 Plutonium production process
BE586517A BE586517A (en) 1959-01-15 1960-01-13 Plutonium production

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB151359A GB863149A (en) 1959-01-15 1959-01-15 Improvements in or relating to the production of plutonium

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GB863149A true GB863149A (en) 1961-03-15

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