Published August 30, 1979 | Version v1
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Chemistry research and development progress report, May-October, 1978

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Work in progress includes: calorimetry and thermodynamics of nuclear materials; americium recovery and purification; optimization of the cation exchange process for recovering americium and plutonium from molten salt extraction residues, photochemical separations of actinides; advanced ion exchange materials and techniques; secondary actinide recovery; removal of plutonium from lathe coolant oil; evaluation of tributyl phosphate-impregnated sorbent for plutonium-uranium separations; plutonium recovery in advance size reduction facility; plutonium peroxide precipitation; decontamination of Rocky Flats soil; soil decontamination at other Department of Energy sites; recovery of actinides from combustible wastes; induction-heated, tilt-pour furnace; vacuum melting; determination of plutonium and americium in salts and alloys by calorimetry; plutonium peroxide precipitation process; silica removal study; a comparative study of annular and Raschig ring-filled tanks; recovery of plutonium and americium from a salt cleanup alloy; and process development for recovery of americium from vacuum melt furnace crucibles

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35 p.
Report number
RFP--2870

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
11512928
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
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Progress Report
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ALLOYS; AMERICIUM; CALORIMETRY; DECONTAMINATION; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MATERIALS; MOLTEN SALTS; NITRIC ACID; PEROXIDES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PLUTONIUM; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; PRECIPITATION; PURIFICATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SILICON OXIDES; SOILS; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TBP; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; URANIUM
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ACTINIDES; BUTYL PHOSPHATES; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMISTRY; CLEANING; ELEMENTS; ESTERS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC ACIDS; MANAGEMENT; METALS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SALTS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TRANSPLUTONIUM ELEMENTS; TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING