Fluorox Process. Conversion of Uranyl Fluoride (UO2F2) to Uranium Tetrafluoride (UF4).

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The problems associated with converting the UO2F2 discharged from the Fluorox reactor to UF4 suitable for reprocessing in the Fluorox reactor have been investigated. The most economic and technically suitable process involves the dry way conversion of UO2F2 by the standard reduction and hydrofluorination techniques. A side stream of UO2F2 is dissolved in water to remove impurities from the process, and then returned as UO2F2 pellets. Experimental work has confirmed the feasibility of the main features of this process.