IMPROVED METHOD AND COMBUSTION REACTOR FOR CONVERTING URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE GAS TO AN OXIDE OF URANIUM

A uranium oxide product is formed in a gaseous reaction medium from uranium hexafluoride by interaction with a fuel gas such as hydrogen and oxygen. Oxide content and particle properties of the uranium oxide product are governed by the improved method and the apparatus for carrying out the method. A...

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Main Authors ABDUL GAFFAR DADA, DAVID GORDON LINZ, JOHN DONALD CONNOLLY, ROBERT KENNETH GRIER JR, JENNIFER ANN WETZEL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 26.10.1988
Edition4
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CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSESC01D OR C01F
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
METALLURGY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A uranium oxide product is formed in a gaseous reaction medium from uranium hexafluoride by interaction with a fuel gas such as hydrogen and oxygen. Oxide content and particle properties of the uranium oxide product are governed by the improved method and the apparatus for carrying out the method. An improvement is provided by applying a quenching gas to quench the conversion reaction of uranium hexafluoride to uranium oxide, and a combustion reactor apparatus which enables the application of the quenching gas is also provided.
Bibliography:Application Number: GB19860014043