Wet Fluoride Studies: Calcium Plutonium (IV) Fluoride
Description:
Laboratory studies have shown that the double salt, CaF2-PuF4, can be precipitated by rapid addition of hydro-fluoric acid to solutions containing 25 to 75 g Pu/1, caleium equimolar to plutonium, and 1 to 10 M HNO3. The precipitate, which is subsequently washed with water and dried to 300 degrees C in dehumidified, deoxygenated argon, can be reduced thermally by calcium to give high yields of plutonium metal.
Date:
December 22, 1953
Creator:
Branin, P. B.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department