The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
May. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, Llc, Aiken, SC (US);
Inventors:
Philip M. Almond, Martinez, GA (US);
William E. Daniel, N. Augusta, SC (US);
Tracy S. Rudisill, N. Augusta, SC (US);
Assignee:
SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS, LLC, Aiken, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 21/00 (2006.01); G21C 19/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 21/0023 (2013.01); C22B 21/0061 (2013.01); G21C 19/44 (2013.01); Y02W 30/882 (2015.05);
Abstract
A process for controlling the dissolution of a metal in an acid bath is described. The metal may comprise aluminum and the acid bath may contain a metal catalyst that causes the metal to dissolve. In order to control the rate of dissolution and/or the amount of gas evolved during the process, an iron source is added to the bath. In one embodiment, the process can be used to dissolve aluminum contained in spent fuel assemblies for recovering a nuclear fuel, such as uranium.