Plasma-Hydrogen Reduction of Waste Uranium Hexafluoride

A technological scheme for plasma-hydrogen reduction of super(235)U waste uranium hexafluoride, producing metallic uranium and water-free hydrogen fluoride, is proposed. The results of experimental investigations of the basic stages of this technological scheme are examined: production of U-F-H plas...

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Published inAtomic energy (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 90; no. 6; pp. 503 - 510
Main Authors Tumanov, YuN, Trotsenko, N M, Zagnit'ko, A V, Galkin, A F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer Nature B.V 01.06.2001
Subjects
Atomic energy
Converting
Fluorides
Hydrogen
Hydrogen fluoride
Melts
Nuclear weapons
Plasma
Reduction
Separation
Uranium
Uranium hexafluoride
Wastes
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Summary:A technological scheme for plasma-hydrogen reduction of super(235)U waste uranium hexafluoride, producing metallic uranium and water-free hydrogen fluoride, is proposed. The results of experimental investigations of the basic stages of this technological scheme are examined: production of U-F-H plasma flow and production and separation of uranium melt and water-free hydrogen fluoride. The level of plasma and high-frequency technology for implementing the plasma-hydrogen technology for converting waste UF sub(6) into metallic uranium and water-free HF is analyzed.
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ISSN:1063-4258
1573-8205
DOI:10.1023/A:1012373428689