PROCEDURE FOR PROCESSING URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE AND DEVICE OF IMPLEMENTING SAME Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC C22B60/02 C22B5/02 

FIELD: metallurgy.

SUBSTANCE: procedure for processing uranium hexafluoride involves supply of the main stream of gaseous uranium hexafluoride into uranium-fluorine plasma generator, supply of an additional flow of gaseous uranium hexafluoride into an additional circuit to the uranium-fluorine plasma generator, forming of a cluster of uranium-fluorine plasma out of the primary and secondary streams of uranium hexafluoride at the entrance to the uranium-fluorine plasma generator. Then uranium-fluorine plasma flow is formed in the separation chamber of the magnetic separator, removal of the neutral atomic fluorine from the uranium-fluorine plasma flow, condensation of uranium, collecting of molten metallic uranium, formation of a bar of metallic uranium and output of the formed uranium bar. The precession of a cluster of uranium-fluorine plasma is performed along a conical surface in the skin layer by means of magnetic and/or gas-dynamic scanning of additional flow of uranium hexafluoride. A device for implementation of the said procedure is also suggested.

EFFECT: increased stability of the radio frequency discharge by improving the communication of radio frequency generator with the load - the flow of uranium-fluorine plasma of uranium hexafluoride.

7 cl, 3 dwg