Published February 1983 | Version v1
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The solubility of uranium dioxide in fluoride melts

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Description

The solubility of UO2 in UF4 and in a range of binary mixtures of diluent fluorides with UF4 has been determined. The smaller the cation of the diluent fluoride and the greater its charge the less it depresses the solubility of UO2 in UF4. The equilibrium solubility and the rate of solubility of UO2 have also been determined in a number of ternary melts containing UF4. This work was in support of a process for the electrowinning of uranium metal from UO2 by the operation of an electrolytic cell at ca. 1250 deg C, using a fluoride melt. (author)

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Available from HMSO, London, price $2.00.

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ISBN
0-7058-0926-9
Imprint Pagination
20 p.
Report number
AERE-R--6463

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
14805483
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
BARIUM FLUORIDES; CALCIUM FLUORIDES; ELECTROMETALLURGY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LITHIUM FLUORIDES; MAGNESIUM FLUORIDES; MOLTEN SALTS; SOLUBILITY; URANIUM; URANIUM DIOXIDE; URANIUM TETRAFLUORIDE
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ACTINIDES; ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM HALIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; DATA; ELEMENTS; FLUORIDES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; INFORMATION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM HALIDES; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; METALLURGY; METALS; NUMERICAL DATA; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; SALTS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM FLUORIDES; URANIUM OXIDES