GB798687A - Production of alloys of aluminium with plutonium, uranium or thorium - Google Patents
Production of alloys of aluminium with plutonium, uranium or thoriumInfo
- Publication number
- GB798687A GB798687A GB34190/53A GB3419053A GB798687A GB 798687 A GB798687 A GB 798687A GB 34190/53 A GB34190/53 A GB 34190/53A GB 3419053 A GB3419053 A GB 3419053A GB 798687 A GB798687 A GB 798687A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- aluminium
- per cent
- plutonium
- thorium
- uranium
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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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
- C22B60/04—Obtaining plutonium
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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
- C22B5/00—General methods of reducing to metals
- C22B5/02—Dry methods smelting of sulfides or formation of mattes
- C22B5/04—Dry methods smelting of sulfides or formation of mattes by aluminium, other metals or silicon
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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
- C22B5/00—General methods of reducing to metals
- C22B5/02—Dry methods smelting of sulfides or formation of mattes
- C22B5/06—Dry methods smelting of sulfides or formation of mattes by carbides or the like
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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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- 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
- C22B60/0291—Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining thorium
Abstract
An alloy of aluminium with plutonium, uranium or thorium, for use as nuclear reactor fuel rods, is made by mixing a halide salt of plutonium, uranium or thorium with excess aluminium and heating the mixture in vacuo above the melting point of aluminium to bring about the reduction of the halide and alloying of the metal produced with the excess aluminium, the aluminium halide formed being removed by distillation. In the reduction of the halides PuF3, PuF4, UF4 or ThF4 the amount of aluminium used is in excess of one atomic proportion of aluminium to each atomic proportion of combined fluorine in the salt. Reference is made to the production of alloys containing 1-80 per cent Pu, e.g. 20 per cent Pu, or 23 per cent U or 88.3 per cent Th.ALSO:An alloy of aluminium with plutonium, uranium or thorium is made by mixing a halide salt of plutonium, uranium or thorium with excess aluminium and heating the mixture in vacuo above the melting point of aluminium to bring about reduction of the halide and alloying of the metal produced with the excess aluminium, the aluminium halide formed being removed by distillation. In the reduction of the halides PuF3, PuF4, UF4 or ThF4, the amount of aluminium used is in excess of one atomic proportion of aluminium to each atomic proportion of combined fluorine in the salt. Reference is made to the production of alloys containing 1/80 per cent Pu, e.g. 20 per cent Pu, or 23 per cent U or 88.3 per cent Th.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA798687X | 1952-12-20 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| GB798687A true GB798687A (en) | 1958-07-23 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB34190/53A Expired GB798687A (en) | 1952-12-20 | 1953-12-08 | Production of alloys of aluminium with plutonium, uranium or thorium |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
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| GB (1) | GB798687A (en) |
Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3052536A (en) * | 1961-03-21 | 1962-09-04 | Raymond H Moore | Preparation of actinide-aluminum alloys |
| DE1212304B (en) * | 1963-08-19 | 1966-03-10 | Comision Nac De En Atomica | Process for the production of aluminum-uranium alloys |
| US3377161A (en) * | 1965-10-11 | 1968-04-09 | Comision Nac De En Atomica | Process for the production of an aluminum-uranium alloy |
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1953
- 1953-12-08 GB GB34190/53A patent/GB798687A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3052536A (en) * | 1961-03-21 | 1962-09-04 | Raymond H Moore | Preparation of actinide-aluminum alloys |
| DE1212304B (en) * | 1963-08-19 | 1966-03-10 | Comision Nac De En Atomica | Process for the production of aluminum-uranium alloys |
| US3377161A (en) * | 1965-10-11 | 1968-04-09 | Comision Nac De En Atomica | Process for the production of an aluminum-uranium alloy |
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