Reaction of uranium oxides with chlorine and carbon or carbon monoxide to prepare uranium chlorides

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Evaluation of methods for decladding LWR fuel for a pyroprocessing-based reprocessing plant

“…In the absence of zirconium, the actinide oxides would not react significantly because the oxides are more thermodynamically stable than the chlorides. When chlorination of oxides is desired, as in the AVLIS head-end treatment of uranium oxide, 10 carbon is added to act as an oxygen getter, as shown in the following chemical equation:…”