Gas-phase molybdenum-99 separation from uranium dioxide by fluoride volatility using nitrogen trifluoride

Journal Article
RSC Advances, vol. 10, iss. 6, pp. 3472-3478, 2020
Authors
Bruce K. McNamara, Matthew J. O'Hara, Richard A. Clark, Samuel S. Morrison, Chuck Z. Soderquist, Randall D. Scheele
Abstract

Data demonstrates large variance in the volatilization temperatures of MoO2 (likely as MoF6) vs. UO2 (as UF6). This forms the basis of a gas-phase separation of 99Mo from U.

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