Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Treating mixture to obtain metal containing compound – Radioactive metal
Patent
1991-04-05
1992-03-24
Hunt, Brooks H.
Chemistry of inorganic compounds
Treating mixture to obtain metal containing compound
Radioactive metal
423 3, 25218724, 25218725, 25219826, C01G 5700
Patent
active
050986775
ABSTRACT:
A process of converting an actinide metal such as thorium, uranium, or plnium to an actinide oxide material by admixing the actinide metal in an aqueous medium with a hypochlorite as an oxidizing agent for sufficient time to form the actinide oxide material and recovering the actinide oxide material is provided together with a low temperature process of preparing an actinide oxide nitrate such as uranyl nitrte. Additionally, a composition of matter comprising the reaction product of uranium metal and sodium hypochlorite is provided, the reaction product being an essentially insoluble uranium oxide material suitable for disposal or long term storage.
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Sauer Nancy N.
Watkin John G.
Cottrell Bruce H.
Gaetjens Paul D.
Hunt Brooks H.
Mai Ngoclan T.
Moser William R.
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