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The exploding-wire method, the photochemical method of irradiation with a light flux from a high-pressure mercury lamp, a high-intensity spark discharge, and irradiation by a CO2 laser are used to reduce plutonium hexafluoride and to separate it from uranium hexafluoride. The dependence of the reduction of plutonium hexafluoride on the wire material, the mass of the reduced product, and the amount of input energy is investigated.
It is shown that the methods presented for reducing plutonium hexafluoride and separating it from uranium hexafluoride can be used under static and dynamic conditions for preparative purposes and on a large scale.
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Drobyshevskii, Y.V., Ezhov, V.K., Lobikov, E.A. et al. Application of Physical Methods for Reducing Plutonium Hexafluoride. Atomic Energy 93, 578–588 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020840716387
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020840716387