British Nuclear Fuels Plc

Duncan Alfred Webster

Geoffrey Horrocks Bailey

Paul Gilchrist

Colin Whitehead

Improved processing apparatus and methods are provided which involve the selective ionisation of a feed material and the separation of ionised and non-ionised species. Introduction of a chemical material to cause selective transition to a non-ionised and/or solid or liquid state of part of the feed is provided. The process offers high through puts by virtue of the ionised and non-ionised species being in equilibrium with one another.

Separation of isotopes by ionization

Apparatus for remote handling operations in which a tool carrier is provided with elongate resilient members which permit transverse or lateral displacement of the tool carrier to thereby cater for misalignment between the tool carrier and an object to be engaged by a tool mounted on the tool carrier. During such displacement the resilient members maintain the axis of the tool parallel to the axis of the remainder of the apparatus.

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Nr. Chester, United Kingdom

Duncan Alfred Webster