CA1241201A - Reduction au magnesium du fluorure d'uranium dans des sols en fusion - Google Patents

Reduction au magnesium du fluorure d'uranium dans des sols en fusion

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Publication number: CA1241201A
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: uranium; molten; magnesium; salt; fluoride
Prior art date: 1985-04-23
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired

Application number

CA000479831A

Other languages

English (en)

Inventor

Guy R.B. Elliott

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Individual

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Individual

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1985-04-23

Filing date

1985-04-23

Publication date

1988-08-30

1985-04-23 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

1985-04-23 Priority to CA000479831A priority Critical patent/CA1241201A/fr

1988-08-30 Application granted granted Critical

1988-08-30 Publication of CA1241201A publication Critical patent/CA1241201A/fr

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

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SANRKQGLYCLAFE-UHFFFAOYSA-H uranium hexafluoride Chemical compound F[U](F)(F)(F)(F)F SANRKQGLYCLAFE-UHFFFAOYSA-H 0.000 title claims abstract description 42
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229910052770 Uranium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims abstract description 85
JFALSRSLKYAFGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N uranium(0) Chemical compound [U] JFALSRSLKYAFGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 74
229910001635 magnesium fluoride Inorganic materials 0.000 claims abstract description 25
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ORUIBWPALBXDOA-UHFFFAOYSA-L magnesium fluoride Chemical compound [F-].[F-].[Mg+2] ORUIBWPALBXDOA-UHFFFAOYSA-L 0.000 claims abstract description 7
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CA000479831A 1985-04-23 1985-04-23 Reduction au magnesium du fluorure d'uranium dans des sols en fusion Expired CA1241201A (fr)

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CA000479831A CA1241201A (fr)	1985-04-23	1985-04-23	Reduction au magnesium du fluorure d'uranium dans des sols en fusion

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CA000479831A CA1241201A (fr)	1985-04-23	1985-04-23	Reduction au magnesium du fluorure d'uranium dans des sols en fusion

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CA1241201A true CA1241201A (fr)	1988-08-30

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