Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis
Method for the preparation of uranium compounds via electrolytic amalgamation of uranium ion directly from an aqueous solution
 The preparation of nuclear fuels such as uranium dioxide, carbide and nitride employing the ammonium urante, (NH.sub.4).sub.2 U.sub.2 O.sub.7, as starting material usually must undergo a series of chemical and metallurgical processes at relatively high temperature and under strictly controlled working condition. A simple method for the preparation of these nuclear fuels has evolved with respect to the electrolytic amalgamation of uranium ion directly from an aqueous solution. The thereby obtained uranium amalgam maybe thermally decomposed into a fine metallic powder which reacts readily with water vapor, methane and nitrogen gas to bring forth uranium dioxide, carbide and nitride, respectively. 
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