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THE USE OF TETRAVALENT URANIUM AND HYDRAZINE AS PARTITIONING AGENTS IN SOLVENT EXTRACTION PROCESS FOR PLUTONIUM AND URANIUM
J.S. Buckingham, C.A. Colvin, Carlie Goodall
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Abstract
A study of the oxidation-reduction potentials for plutonium and various reducing agents indicates that hydrazine, tetravalent uranium, and ferrous ion have the potential to reduce all valence states of plutonium. It was demonstrated that tetravalent uranium nitrate can be used to reduce plutonium to the trivalent state and hence can be separated from uranium by solvent extraction. ( J.E.D.)