Process for separating ceramics of uranium and plutonium from zirconium by hydriding and mixtures thereof

摘要

A process is provided involving the use of hydrogen for the separation of uranium and plutonium and mixtures thereof, from composite substances and assemblies or mixtures containing metallic and ceramic components where the metallic component is zirconium or a zirconium alloy and the ceramic component contains uranium and/or plutonium.