Plutonium and americium separation from salts
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration
InventorsPaul G. Hagan, Frend J. Miner
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Abstract
Salts or materials containing plutonium and americium are dissolved in hydrochloric acid, heated, and contacted with an alkali metal carbonate solution to precipitate plutonium and americium carbonates which are thereafter readily separable from the solution.
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A process for separating plutonium and americium from an acid solution comprising hydrochloric acid and containing plutonium and americium comprising contacting said acid solution with an alkali metal carbonate solution comprising sodium carbonate, to effect formation of a plutonium carbonate and an americium carbonate as precipitates, and separating said precipitates from said solution.
A process for extracting and recovering plutonium and americium values from salt compositions containing said values and resulting from molten salt plutonium treating processes comprising dissolving said salts in hydrochloric acid to form an acid solution, contacting said acid solution with a metal carbonate solution comprising sodium carbonate, to effect formation of a precipitate of plutonium carbonate and americium carbonate, and separating said precipitate from said acid solution and said carbonate solution.
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