ZA200106665B - Improvements in and relating to processing materials. - Google Patents

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ZA200106665B
ZA200106665B ZA200106665A ZA200106665A ZA200106665B ZA 200106665 B ZA200106665 B ZA 200106665B ZA 200106665 A ZA200106665 A ZA 200106665A ZA 200106665 A ZA200106665 A ZA 200106665A ZA 200106665 B ZA200106665 B ZA 200106665B
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Gregson Paul Raymond
Paul Gilchrist
Cox Terence Martin
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British Nuclear Fuels Plc
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G21NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21CNUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C19/00Arrangements 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
    • G21C19/42Reprocessing of irradiated fuel
    • G21C19/44Reprocessing of irradiated fuel of irradiated solid fuel
    • G21C19/48Non-aqueous processes
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C01INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C01GCOMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
    • C01G43/00Compounds of uranium
    • C01G43/04Halides of uranium
    • C01G43/06Fluorides
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01DSEPARATION
    • B01D59/00Separation of different isotopes of the same chemical element
    • B01D59/34Separation by photochemical methods
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C01INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C01GCOMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
    • C01G43/00Compounds of uranium
    • C01G43/04Halides of uranium
    • C01G43/06Fluorides
    • C01G43/063Hexafluoride (UF6)
    • C01G43/066Preparation
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C01INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C01PINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLID INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
    • C01P2006/00Physical properties of inorganic compounds
    • C01P2006/88Isotope composition differing from the natural occurrence
    • YGENERAL 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
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30Nuclear fission reactors
    • YGENERAL 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
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02WCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W30/00Technologies for solid waste management
    • Y02W30/50Reuse, recycling or recovery technologies

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  • Inorganic Compounds Of Heavy Metals (AREA)
  • Transition And Organic Metals Composition Catalysts For Addition Polymerization (AREA)
  • Disintegrating Or Milling (AREA)
  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
  • Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
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  • Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
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MXPA01007151A (es) 2002-03-27
WO2000042229A3 (en) 2001-10-11
NZ513509A (en) 2003-02-28
DE60012480T2 (de) 2005-09-15
NO20013505D0 (no) 2001-07-13
US20080219904A1 (en) 2008-09-11
RU2230130C2 (ru) 2004-06-10
GB9900836D0 (en) 1999-03-31
EP1144701A2 (en) 2001-10-17
EP1144701B1 (en) 2004-07-28
CN1343261A (zh) 2002-04-03
NO20013505L (no) 2001-09-13
US7427386B1 (en) 2008-09-23
BR0007560A (pt) 2001-10-23
CA2359963A1 (en) 2000-07-20
IL144268A0 (en) 2002-05-23
AU3061100A (en) 2000-08-01
ATE272129T1 (de) 2004-08-15
KR20010093260A (ko) 2001-10-27
DE60012480D1 (de) 2004-09-02
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