Magnesium reduction of uranium oxide

Details Magnesium reduction of uranium oxide Magnesium reduction of uranium oxide

1983-01-27

1985-08-13

Padgett, Ben R.

Specialized metallurgical processes, compositions for use therei

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Electrothermic processes

75 841A, 75 89, C22B 500, C22B 6002

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045347921

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus are provided for reducing uranium oxide with magnesium to form uranium metal. The reduction is carried out in a molten-salt solution of density greater than 3.4 grams per cubic centimeter, thereby allowing the uranium product to sink and the magnesium oxide byproduct to float, consequently allowing separation of product and byproduct.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3088823 (1963-05-01), Magofeaux
patent: 4295884 (1981-10-01), Hicter et al.
Trapp, Pressurized Low Temperature Reduction of Green Salt, National Lead Co. of Ohio Report, NLCO-1058, Sep. 1970.
Wilkinson, Uranium Metallurgy, Interscience Publishers, N.Y., 1962, pp. 165, 167, 172, 173.

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