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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven D. Herrmann, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Robert D. Mariani, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Department of Energy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25C 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25C 7/00 ;
Abstract
A basket, for use in the reduction of UO to uranium metal and in the electrorefining of uranium metal, having a continuous annulus between inner and outer perforated cylindrical walls, with a screen adjacent to each wall. A substantially solid bottom and top plate enclose the continuous annulus defining a fuel bed. A plurality of scrapers are mounted adjacent to the outer wall extending longitudinally thereof, and there is a mechanism enabling the basket to be transported remotely.