Process for expelling uranium hexafluoride having a high U-235 content from a transportation cylinder

摘要

Uranium hexafluoride having a high U-235 content is driven out of a transportation container by heating in a correspondingly heated container using a halogenated hydrogen free organic liquid as the heating medium. There is also provided an apparatus for carrying out the process comprising a container having a reflux condenser and an insert for holding the transportation container closed at the bottom by condensate outlet.