Published April 17, 1984 | Version v1
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Method for achieving acceptable U3O8 levels in a restored formation

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Description

Leached formations having residual soluble uranium minerals therein are restored by treating the formation under alkaline conditions with a source of phosphate ion whereby insoluble uranium phosphate compounds are formed thereby lowering the residual soluble uranium levels below that existing prior to restoration and the formation, and preferably to levels below about 5 milligrams per liter

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U.S. Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C. 20231, USA, $.50.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
v p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. C09K 17/00.
IPC
Int. Cl. C09K 17/00.
Patent number
US patent document 4,443,133/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
16034008
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CARBONATES; CONTAMINATION; FLUID INJECTION; GROUND WATER; IN-SITU PROCESSING; LEACHING; PRECIPITATION; RESIDUES; ROCKS; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTION MINING; STABILITY; URANIUM ORES; URANIUM OXIDES; URANIUM PHOSPHATES; WELLS
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; DISPERSIONS; DISSOLUTION; HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURES; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; MINING; MIXTURES; ORE PROCESSING; ORES; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLUTIONS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER

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PAT-APPL-325280.