SBIR Phase I: NIFUT Technology for recycling fluorides from Uranium Tetrafluoride

这个SBIR第一阶段项目将开发一个计划，利用核能产生的加工副产品四氟化铀(DUF4)来产生SF4、SF6和NF3。在不同的温度、压力和化学计量比下，将DUF4与硫氧化物和卤化物(以及SF6的氧气)混合，可以生成SF4和SF6。此外，生成的SF4将在不同的温度、压力和化学计量比下与NOF混合，试图生成NF3。该项目还将分两步进行，用SF4、NH3和氟生产NF3。该项目的更广泛/更广泛的商业影响将是扩大核废料副产品市场，目前市场不足以利用现有的核废料供应。通过扩大市场，扩大核电行业的潜力可能会更令人满意。

This SBIR Phase I project will develop a program to utilize uranium tetrafluoride (DUF4), a processed byproduct from the creation of nuclear energy, to create SF4, SF6, and NF3. SF4 and SF6 would be created by mixing DUF4 with sulfur oxides and halides (and oxygen for SF6) at varying temperatures, pressures, and stoichiometries. In addition, the generated SF4 would be mixed at varying temperatures, pressures, and stoichiometries with NOF to try to create NF3. A two-step process to create NF3 with SF4, NH3, and fluorine will also be performed.The broader/commercial impact of the project will be the expansion of a market for nuclear waste by-products that is currently insufficient to utilize the existing supply of nuclear waste. By expanding the market, the potential to expand the nuclear power industry might be more palatable.