Process of making oxygen enriched plutonium dioxide (PuO.sub.2)

Details Process of making oxygen enriched plutonium dioxide (PuO.sub.2) Process of making oxygen enriched plutonium dioxide (PuO.sub.2)

1974-10-01

1977-08-16

Padgett, Benjamin R.

Chemistry of inorganic compounds

Radioactive

Transuranium compound

2523011R, 264 5, C01G 5600, C09K 300

Patent

active

040426700

ABSTRACT:
Process for enriching .sup.238 PuO.sub.2 with .sup.16 O and forming sintered fuel pellets therefrom comprising the steps of compressing a mass of .sup.238 PuO.sub.2 containing .sup.16 O, .sup.17 O and .sup.18 O into a pellet; exposing the pellet to an atmosphere of .sup.16 O and an inert carrier gas at an increasing temperature up to about 1400.degree. C with varied gas flow to obtain an exchange of .sup.17 O and .sup.18 O and the simultaneous sintering of the pellet; and cooling the sintered and exchanged pellet.

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