Uranium Recovery from Composite UF4 Reduction Bomb Wastes.

Abstract

A number of techniques have been investigated on a laboratory-scale for separating uranium from fluorides during the recovery of uranium from UF4 reduction bomb wastes (C-oxide) by an HCl leach - NH4OH precipitation process. Among these are included adsorption of fluorides from filtered leach liquors, fractional precipitation of fluorides and uranium, complexing of fluorides into forms soluble in slightly acid solutions, and fluoride volatilization from the uranium concentrate. Solubility studies of CaF2 and MgF2 in aqueous hydrochloric acid at various acidities and temperatures were also conducted. A description of the production-scale processing of C-oxide in the FMPC scrap plant has been included. jg p.4

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 28, 1954
Accession Number
ADA297816

Entities

People

  • A. B. Kreuzmann
  • E. O. Rutenkroger
  • E. R. Johnson
  • J. R. Coleman
  • R. L. Doyle

Organizations

  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acids
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Contamination
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • Hydrochloric Acid
  • Hydroxides
  • Leaching
  • Magnesium
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Oxides
  • Precipitation
  • Recovery
  • Water

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.