Microwave Enhanced Pyrochemical Reactions of PUO2 UO2 and U3O8,
Abstract
Experiments in the high level cells at WSRC have established that Plutonium Oxide has an extremely high absorption factor for microwaves: temperatures in excess of 1000 deg C were reached in less than 5 minutes with a multi mode, 2450 MHz, 600 watt, microwave oven. In other microwave heating experiments, stoichiometric compositions of PuO2-UO2 were prepared and U3O8 was reduced to U4O9.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 27, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADP007725
Entities
People
- E. F. Strucken
- L. E. Mccurry