STUDIES RELATING TO HYDROGEN IN DINGO T URANIUM

摘要

Hydrogen in dingot uranium causes difficulties in further processing and in end use. As a part of the efforts to eliminate this problem, a study was made of the distribution of hydrogen among feed materials and products in the termite reaction producing dingot uranium.nHydrogen contents of the magnesium used as a feed material in all steps of production were found to be significantly high. The average hydrogen content of magnesium chips used as a feed material is 26 ppm. Reinstallation of magnesium can bring the hydrogen levels down to between 8 and 16 ppm. Hydrogen contents can be lowered to about 6 ppm by bubbling chlorine gas through molten magnesium.