Open AccessCONVERSION OF PLUTONIUM NITRATE TO PLUTONIUM TETRAFLUORIDE VIA THE CONTINUOUS OXALATE-FLUORIDE METHOD
Author(s) -
H.W. Crocker,
H.H. Hopkins
Publication year - 1963
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4089211
Subject(s) - plutonium , oxalate , calcination , chemistry , precipitation , radiochemistry , fluoride , nitrate , inorganic chemistry , impurity , tetrafluoride , nuclear chemistry , chromatography , catalysis , analytical chemistry (journal) , organic chemistry , physics , meteorology
A description is given of the process and equipment for the continuous conversion of plutonium nitrate to tetrafluoride powder for reduction to Pu metal. The conversion involves oxalate precipitation, filtration, calcination, and hydrofluorination. Typical results are described; the product is a free-flowing PuF/sub 4/ with a high degree of separation from impurities. (D.L.C.