GB780974A - Improvements in or relating to the production of uranium metal - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to the production of uranium metal

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Publication number
GB780974A
GB780974A GB658554A GB658554A GB780974A GB 780974 A GB780974 A GB 780974A GB 658554 A GB658554 A GB 658554A GB 658554 A GB658554 A GB 658554A GB 780974 A GB780974 A GB 780974A
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uranium
initiation
reactor
reaction
mixture
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GB658554A
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Albert Etheridge Williams
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B60/00—Obtaining metals of atomic number 87 or higher, i.e. radioactive metals
    • C22B60/02—Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides
    • C22B60/0204—Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium
    • C22B60/0213—Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium by dry processes

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Abstract

780,974. Extracting uranium. UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY. Feb. 24, 1955 [March 5, 1954], No. 6585/54. Class 82(1) Uranium is produced by mixing uranium tetrafluoride with magnesium, compacting the mixture to raise its bulk density e.g. to at least 3 grams./c.c. and rapidly heating the mixture to the temperature of initiation of the reaction, e.g. 800-1000‹C. Preferably the initiation of the reaction should be within 100 minutes of commencing heating. The Figure shows a reactor comprising a steel cylinder 1, an inner container formed of a mild steel upper portion 12 and stainless steel lower portion 13 fastened together by a flange and containing two graphite sleeves 9 and 10 above a catchpot 11. The reactants are compressed, e.g. under 8-10 tons per square inch, to pellets of such shape that they can be placed in the inner container as superposed rings. The reactor is then placed in a furnace which has already been heated e.g. to 950‹C.
GB658554A 1954-03-05 1954-03-05 Improvements in or relating to the production of uranium metal Expired GB780974A (en)

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3088822A (en) * 1959-01-22 1963-05-07 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Production of uranium metal
US3227433A (en) * 1958-03-24 1966-01-04 Commissariat Energie Atomique Metallurgical furnaces for very high temperatures

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3227433A (en) * 1958-03-24 1966-01-04 Commissariat Energie Atomique Metallurgical furnaces for very high temperatures
US3088822A (en) * 1959-01-22 1963-05-07 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Production of uranium metal

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