Process for the conversion of uranium oxide to uranium metal and

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1996-07-19

1998-04-07

Mai, Ngoclan

Specialized metallurgical processes, compositions for use therei

Processes

Producing or treating free metal

75393, 423253, 423 5, 588201, C22B 6000

Patent

active

057359326

ABSTRACT:
A process for preparing uranium metal or alloy thereof suitable for use in a metal-based uranium enrichment plant or other use requiring a superdense metal comprising providing a molten metal bath containing the alloy metal and feeding uranium oxide and a reactive metal reductant into the molten metal bath so that the oxide is reduced to elemental uranium and alloying the thus formed uranium with the bath metal.

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