The Metallurgy of Nuclear Fuel. Properties and Principles of the Technology of Uranium, Thorium and Plutonium

Content: 
OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, Pages ix-x
CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION, Pages 3-17
CHAPTER II - PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF URANIUM, Pages 18,18a,19-33
CHAPTER III - MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF URANIUM, Pages 34-46
CHAPTER IV - THE EFFECT OF MECHANICAL AND THERMAL TREATMENT ON THE PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF URANIUM, Pages 47-54,54a,54b,54c,54d,54e,54f,54g,54h,55-57
CHAPTER V - THE EFFECT OF THERMAL CYCLING AND IRRADIATION ON THE PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF URANIUM, Pages 58-62,62a,63-74,74a,75-76
CHAPTER VI - THE CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF URANIUM METAL, Pages 77-88
CHAPTER VII - URANIUM ALLOYS, Pages 89-108,108a,109-112,112a,113-114,114a,115-117
CHAPTER VIII - COMPOUNDS OF URANIUM WITH OXYGEN, Pages 118-140,140a,141-142
CHAPTER IX - HIGH-MELTING COMPOUNDS OF URANIUM WITH CARBON, NITROGEN, SILICON, BERYLLIUM, BORON AND SULPHUR, Pages 143-169
CHAPTER X - COMPOUNDS OF URANIUM WITH FLUORINE, Pages 170-185
CHAPTER IX - URANIUM ORES AND DEPOSITS, Pages 186-198
CHAPTER XII - METHODS OF CONCENTRATING URANIUM ORES, Pages 199-206,206,207-212,212a,213-228
CHAPTER XIII - METHODS OF PURIFYING URANIUM ORE CONCENTRATES, Pages 229-256
CHAPTER XIV - INDUSTRIAL METHODS OF OBTAINING UO2, UF4 AND UF6, Pages 257-271
CHAPTER XV - METHODS OF PRODUCING URANIUM METAL, Pages 272-294,294a,295-296,296a,297-304,304a,305-306,306a,307-310
CHAPTER XVI - REFINING AND PROCESSING OF URANIUM, Pages 311-334
CHAPTER I - THORIUM METAL, Pages 337-354
CHAPTER II - IMPORTANT ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS OF THORIUM, Pages 355-358,358a,359-370
CHAPTER III - RAW MATERIAL RESOURCES AND PROCESSING OF THORIUM ORES, Pages 371-379
CHAPTER IV - PROCESSING OF MONAZITE CONCENTRATES, Pages 380-391
CHAPTER V - PREPARATION OF PURE THORIUM COMPOUNDS, Pages 392-401
CHAPTER VI - METHODS OF OBTAINING THORIUM METAL, Pages 402-418,418a,419-422
CHAPTER VII - METHODS OF WORKING THORIUM AND THE PREPARATION OF OBJECTS, Pages 423-428
CHAPTER I - PLUTONIUM METAL, Pages 431-459
CHAPTER II - ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS OF PLUTONIUM, Pages 460-482
CHAPTER III - METHODS OF RECOVERING AND PURIFYING PLUTONIUM, Pages 483-513
CHAPTER IV - METHODS OF OBTAINING PLUTONIUM METAL FROM SALTS AND THE REGENERATION OF THE SLAGS OBTAINED THEREBY, Pages 514-520,520a,521-529
LITERATURE, Pages 531-542
INDEX, Pages 543-549