RECOVERY OF PuF$sub 6$ BY FLUORINATION OF FUSED FLUORIDE SALTS [electronic resource]
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
Oak Ridge National Laboratory. ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy,
1962.
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| Abstract: | Fused salt fluorination tests were conducted at 600 deg C to determine the feasibility of recovering plutonium as PuF/sub 6/ in the fused salt-fluoride volatility process. Recoveries and material balances were good, although the initial plutonium concentration in 50-50 mole% NaF -- ZrF/sub 4/ or 3l-2445 mole% LiF-- NaF-- ZrF/sub 4/ salt was only 2 ppm. The volatilization reaction appeared to be approximately first-order with espect to the plutonium concentration in the salt. Results of absorption of the volatilization PuF/sub 6/ on beds of LiF, CaF/ sub 2/, or NaF indicate that this is a possible method of trapping the material in fluoride volatility processes, possibly separately from UF/sub 6/. (auth) |
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| Item Description: | Published through SciTech Connect. 10/01/1962. "ornl-3298" Cathers, G.I.; Jolley, R.L. |
| Physical Description: | Pages: 15 : digital, PDF file. |