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The metallurgy of uranium

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This review gives general information on the history of the development and the modern state of uranium metallurgy outside the Soviet Union. There is a brief description based on practice in the USA) of methods for producing metallic uranium. The article deals with the production of the starting materials (UO2, UF4), the theory and practice of magnesium-thermic reduction and the process for refining the heat. There is a discussion of the problem of obtaining metal from uranium hexafluoride, enriched and poor in U235 isotope. In conclusion, there is a discussion of the possibilities for development in uranium metallurgy.

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Galkin, N.P. The metallurgy of uranium. The Soviet Journal of Atomic Energy 9, 804–816 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01832116

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