GB915888A - Improvements in or relating to the production of plutonium - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to the production of plutonium

Info

Publication number
GB915888A
GB915888A GB335960A GB335960A GB915888A GB 915888 A GB915888 A GB 915888A GB 335960 A GB335960 A GB 335960A GB 335960 A GB335960 A GB 335960A GB 915888 A GB915888 A GB 915888A
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
plutonium
trichloride
eutectic mixture
relating
production
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
GB335960A
Inventor
Roland Taylor
John Syme Nairn
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Original Assignee
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by UK Atomic Energy Authority filed Critical UK Atomic Energy Authority
Priority to GB335960A priority Critical patent/GB915888A/en
Publication of GB915888A publication Critical patent/GB915888A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • 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
    • 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

Landscapes

  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Electrolytic Production Of Non-Metals, Compounds, Apparatuses Therefor (AREA)
  • Electrolytic Production Of Metals (AREA)

Abstract

915,888. Making plutonium electrolytically. UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY. May 1, 1961 [Jan. 29, 1960], No. 3359/60. Class 41. Plutonium is made by electrolysing a solution of plutonium trifluoride or trichloride in a fluoride melt, preferably a eutectic mixture of Li, Ca and Ba fluorides, at 5 to 5.3 v. and at about 750‹ C. In examples, the above eutectic mixture fusing at 704‹ C. is loaded into a tantalum inner vessel mounted in a stainless steel outer vessel, which is evacuated and plutonium trichloride or tri-fluoride added. An anode of graphite, and an anodized tantalum cathode is used, operating at 5 to 5.2 v. and at 750‹ C.
GB335960A 1960-01-29 1960-01-29 Improvements in or relating to the production of plutonium Expired GB915888A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB335960A GB915888A (en) 1960-01-29 1960-01-29 Improvements in or relating to the production of plutonium

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB335960A GB915888A (en) 1960-01-29 1960-01-29 Improvements in or relating to the production of plutonium

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB915888A true GB915888A (en) 1963-01-16

Family

ID=9756823

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB335960A Expired GB915888A (en) 1960-01-29 1960-01-29 Improvements in or relating to the production of plutonium

Country Status (1)

Country Link
GB (1) GB915888A (en)

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
GB814031A (en) Improvements in or relating to the electrolytic production of aluminium
GB812091A (en) Fuel cells
GB1007288A (en) Improvements in or relating to fluorine-containing carbon compounds
GB1010838A (en) Primary cell
GB922189A (en) Improved furnace for fused-bath electrolysis
GB915888A (en) Improvements in or relating to the production of plutonium
JPS5739185A (en) Cation exchange membrane for electrolysis
GB798449A (en) Primary electric cell
GB912978A (en) Electrolytic process for producing ductile vanadium
GB2018013A (en) Electrochemical storage cell
GB902485A (en) Improvements in or relating to the electrolytic production of aluminium
GB1087376A (en) Improvements in or relating to electric batteries
GB1290253A (en)
GB1060817A (en) Process for the production of stannous fluoride
GB648337A (en) Process for the manufacture of aluminium by means of melt electrolysis at relatively low temperatures
GB832190A (en) Improvements in or relating to production of metals by electrolysis
GB862860A (en) Purification of thorium or uranium, or thorium-uranium alloys
IE780657L (en) Electrolyser.
GB696455A (en) Improvements in or relating to aluminium production
GB860335A (en) Tantalum and the electrolytic production thereof
GB854145A (en) Electrolytic production of alkali metal phosphates
GB1024689A (en) A process for the preparation of lithium by electrolysis
GB973810A (en) Improvements in and relating to the electrolytic production of hydrogen
GB1168253A (en) Protection of Beryllium against Oxidation
GB821091A (en) Improvements in or relating to the electrodeposition of beryllium