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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2020
Energy, United States Department of, Washington, DC (US);
Mark A. Williamson, Naperville, IL (US);
James L. Willit, Batavia, IL (US);
Stanley G. Wiedmeyer, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Terry R. Johnson, Wheaton, IL (US);
Javier Figueroa, Andover, KS (US);
Terry Alan Cruse, Lisle, IL (US);
U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect of the invention, a system to separate salt from uranium. The system has a vessel, a heater, a pump, and a condenser. The vessel is adapted to receive a uranium that has a salt concentration. The heater heats the uranium for a period of time, causing the salt to turn into a salt vapor and the uranium to melt. The melted uranium releases the salt vapor. The pump circulates an inert gas that carries the salt vapor away from the melted uranium. The condenser is adapted to receive the salt vapor.