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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 22, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Gilchrist, Fulwood, GB;
Graham Hodgson, Blackpool, GB;
Assignee:
British Nuclear Fuels plc, Risley, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
423 18 ; 423259 ;
Abstract
In a method of producing uranium (IV) fluoride, a feedstock comprising uranium metal or alloy is dissolved in hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric acid to produce a clear solution. The solution is heated and excess hydrofluoric acid added to produce a precipitate comprising uranium (IV) fluoride.