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CA946164A - Process for separation of protactinium, thorium and uranium from neutron-irradiated thorium - Google Patents

Process for separation of protactinium, thorium and uranium from neutron-irradiated thorium

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CA946164A
CA946164A CA734,149A CA734149A CA946164A CA 946164 A CA946164 A CA 946164A CA 734149 A CA734149 A CA 734149A CA 946164 A CA946164 A CA 946164A
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thorium
protactinium
uranium
neutron
separation
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CA734,149A
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Alan T. Gresky
Jouko E. Savolainen
William T. Mcduffee (Jr.)
Russell P. Wischow
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UNITED STATES (GOVERNMENT OF THE) OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY UNITE D STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22BPRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B60/00Obtaining metals of atomic number 87 or higher, i.e. radioactive metals
    • C22B60/02Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides
    • C22B60/0295Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining other actinides except plutonium
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C01INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C01FCOMPOUNDS OF THE METALS BERYLLIUM, MAGNESIUM, ALUMINIUM, CALCIUM, STRONTIUM, BARIUM, RADIUM, THORIUM, OR OF THE RARE-EARTH METALS
    • C01F15/00Compounds of thorium
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C01INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C01GCOMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
    • C01G99/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • C01G99/003Preparation involving a liquid-liquid extraction, an adsorption or an ion-exchange
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C01INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C01GCOMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
    • C01G99/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • C01G99/006Compounds containing a metal not provided for elsewhere in this subclass, with or without oxygen or hydrogen, and containing two or more other elements
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22BPRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B60/00Obtaining metals of atomic number 87 or higher, i.e. radioactive metals
    • C22B60/02Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides
    • C22B60/0204Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium
    • C22B60/0217Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium by wet processes
    • C22B60/0252Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium by wet processes treatment or purification of solutions or of liquors or of slurries
    • C22B60/026Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium by wet processes treatment or purification of solutions or of liquors or of slurries liquid-liquid extraction with or without dissolution in organic solvents
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22BPRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B60/00Obtaining metals of atomic number 87 or higher, i.e. radioactive metals
    • C22B60/02Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides
    • C22B60/0291Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining thorium
    • GPHYSICS
    • G21NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21CNUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C19/00Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
    • G21C19/42Reprocessing of irradiated fuel
    • G21C19/44Reprocessing of irradiated fuel of irradiated solid fuel
    • G21C19/46Aqueous processes, e.g. by using organic extraction means, including the regeneration of these means
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30Nuclear fission reactors
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02WCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W30/00Technologies for solid waste management
    • Y02W30/50Reuse, recycling or recovery technologies

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  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
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  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
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  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Extraction Or Liquid Replacement (AREA)
  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
CA734,149A 1956-08-07 1957-08-06 Process for separation of protactinium, thorium and uranium from neutron-irradiated thorium Expired CA946164A (en)

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US60268656 US3825649A (en) 1956-08-07 1956-08-07 Process for separation of protactinium,thorium and uranium from neutronirradiated thorium

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US (1) US3825649A (xx)
BE (1) BE559906A (xx)
CA (1) CA946164A (xx)
DE (1) DE1128416B (xx)
ES (1) ES237011A1 (xx)
FR (1) FR1188528A (xx)
GB (1) GB865011A (xx)
NL (2) NL219699A (xx)

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US4011296A (en) * 1975-05-27 1977-03-08 General Electric Company Irradiated fuel reprocessing
DE3228979A1 (de) * 1982-08-03 1984-02-09 Alkem Gmbh, 6450 Hanau Verfahren zum aufarbeiten eines kernreaktorbrennstabes
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CN113409972B (zh) * 2021-06-23 2022-11-08 中国核动力研究设计院 一种核燃料燃耗测量工艺

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US2717696A (en) * 1949-03-29 1955-09-13 Schubert Jack Separation of fission products by adsorption from organic solvents
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NL113467C (xx) 1900-01-01
ES237011A1 (es) 1958-05-16
DE1128416B (de) 1962-04-26
US3825649A (en) 1974-07-23
NL219699A (xx) 1900-01-01
GB865011A (en) 1961-04-12
BE559906A (xx) 1900-01-01
FR1188528A (fr) 1959-09-23

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