PRODUCTION
.^.PRECIPITATOR. In Springfields* precipitator vessels, pure uranyl nitrate is reacted with ammonium hydroxide, uranium is precipitated as ammonium diuranate. Here, the am
monium diuranate is filtered from the water. Result; a "cake" of ammonium diuranate, which is yellow. T h e am monium diuranate is being poured onto t h e Nutch Filters
Britain Fuels Up for Atom Power Β RIT AIN's big nuclear program will take a growing amount of uranium. To meet this demand, the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority is building a new plant for its uranium extraction, metal production, and fuel elements fabrication operations. The old plant started up in 1948, just two years after Britain embarked on its »4-^.»-i
