THERMAL PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE

摘要

A single-step process for producing solid uranium oxide and gaseous HF from UF6 which comprises bringing together two gaseous reactant streams, one of said streams comprising UF6 optionally admixed with oxygen as O2, and the second reactant stream comprising a mixture of hydrogen as H2 or as a hydrogen-containing compound and oxygen as an oxygen-containing compound, said gaseous reactant streams being brought together at a temperature and composition such that the UF6 is converted rapidly by flame reaction into readily separable solid uranium oxide and a gaseous HF product.