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Uranium Enrichment Brian Lynch

Table of Contents Uranium properties Enriched Uranium Classes Yellowcake Solvent Extraction/Flourination Flourination/Fractionation Electromagnetic Isotope Seperation Thermal Diffusion Gaseous Diffusion Background Gaseous Diffusion Basic Setup

Uranium Properties 48 th most abundant element found in natural rock 19g/cm^3 density (1.6 times lead) 3818 degrees C melting point 0.7 % 235 U naturally occuring

Enriched Uranium Classes Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) % 235 U –LEU is primary fuel for nuclear reactors High Enriched Uranium (HEU) >20% 235 U. –HEU is used primarily in weapons. –Atomic weapons of WWII used HEU of about 93.5% 235 U

Yellowcake 60-80% U Two main commercial processes to produce usable U compound: –Solvent Extraction/flourination (wet) –Flourination/fractionation (dry)

Solvent Extraction/Flourination Yellowcake (Na2U2O7) dissolved in nitric acid (HNO3) Impurities removed by filter or centrifuge Undergoes thermal denitration to UO2. UO2 treated with HF gas – UF4 UF4 reacted with generated Flourine gas (F2) produces UF6

Flourination/Fractionation Yellowcake is treated with sulfuric acid. Precipitating the ammonia(NH4) from the remaining compound gives (NH4)2U2O7 Heat application yields UO3 Exposure to hydrogen yields UO2 Similar to wet process, UO2 is transformed into UF6

Electromagnetic Isotope Separation Based on principles of mass spectrometer: chraged particles follow a circular path in unified magnetic field. As sample U is ionized with the magnetic field, isotopes separate. UCl4 U.S. EMIS plant during 1940s used 2 stages: A and B –‘A’ stage, 12-20% 235 U –‘B’ stage, 93.5% 235 U Arranged in tracks to allow multiple a-b cycles Highly innefficient but relatively simple and inexpensive.

Thermal Diffusion Thin film of UF6 Heat applied to top side of film Bottom side cooled Convection currents 235 collects at top of film 238 collects at bottom Also used for weapons production in WWII

Gaseous Diffusion UF6 at 135 F becomes gas Porous membranes separate the lighter 235 U (effusion) 0.4% difference in velocity between 235 U and 238 U Inefficient

Gaseous Diffusion Setup Primary Pieces of Equiptment: –Diffuser –Compressor –Electric Motor –Cooling system –Various Piping UF6 is highly corrosive Nickel or aluminum oxide

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