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On the basis of published material the present article gives brief characteristics of different methods for reducing smelting. Values are given for the free energy of some investigated reactions of the reduction of uranium hexafluoride. The effect of various factors is considered on the purity and the granular specific gravity of the obtained uranium tetrafluoride. The advantages and disadvantages of different schemes for reducing uranium hexafluoride are discussed.
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Galkin, N.P., Sudarikov, B.N. & Zaitsev, V.A. Methods of reducing uranium hexafluoride. The Soviet Journal of Atomic Energy 10, 143–149 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01480220
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