Methods for obtaining plutonium hexafluoride are examined: from high- to low-temperature using molecular and atomic fluorine and compounds – sources of atomic fluorine. It is shown that generation of atomic fluorine holds promise and plasma-chemical apparatus is desirable for obtaining plutonium hexafluoride. A schematic description is presented. The stages of model and natural tests of plasmachemical apparatus are described. A comparative assessment is given of different methods of obtaining plutonium hexafluoride.
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 107, No. 3, pp. 142–146, September, 2009.
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Erilov, P.E., Prusakov, V.N., Serik, V.F. et al. Development of methods for obtaining plutonium hexafluoride. At Energy 107, 180–184 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-010-9213-3
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