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Process for the purification of traces of radioactive elements generated during the storage of uranium resulting from the reprocessing of irradiated nuclear fuels

US4891192A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 26, 1988
Grant dateJan 2, 1990
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG21F9/02
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Process for the purification of reprocessing uranium from which have previously been separated the fission products generated in a nuclear reactor and consisting of eliminating the U232 daughter products appearing during storage, by passing said uranium in its hexafluoride form through a chemically inert porous material.

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