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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 1978
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1976
George W Watt, Austin, TX (US);
Daniel W Baugh, Jr, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Exxon Nuclear Company, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
An actinide dioxide, e.g. uranium dioxide, is prepared by reacting an actinide nitrate or hydrate or tetrahydrofuranate thereof, e.g. uranyl nitrate, a hydrate of uranyl nitrate or a tetrahydrofuranate of uranyl nitrate with an alkali or alkaline earth metal adduct of a monocyclic or polycyclic hydrocarbon in the presence of an inert organic solvent. Typically, the starting material may be uranyl nitrate dihydrate or uranyl nitrate ditetrahydrofuranate (the latter material is a novel composition of matter) with a reactant such as the sodium adduct of naphthalene in the presence of a solvent such as tetrahydrofuran. The resultant uranium dioxide may be further purified by heating it in the presence of hydrogen.