摘要 |
A process for the drying of yellowcake, the yellowcake initially being in the form of a low solids content, uranium rich feed slurry, the process inc luding the stages of : a. dewatering the feed slurry to produce a first dewa tered solids cake with a solids content higher than the feed slurry; b. re-s lurrying the first dewatered solids cake with sufficient water to dissolve a t least some impurities and to produce an intermediate slurry with a solids content lower than the first dewatered solids cake; c. dewatering the interm ediate slurry to produce a second dewatered solids cake with a solids conten t higher than the feed slurry; and d. drying the second dewatered solids cak e to produce dried yellowcake.
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