Patent ID: 8867692

Claim:
A method for selectively separating actinides and/or fission products from irradiated uranium material, the method comprising: providing non-fluorinated irradiated uranium material, the material comprising actinides and/or fission products, the actinides and/or fission products comprising one or more of Ru, Rh, Mo, Tc, Np, Pu, Sb, Ag, Am, Sn, Zr, Cs, Th, and/or Rb; selectively fluorinating at least one of the U, Ru, Rh, Mo, Tc, Np, Pu, Sb, Ag, Am, Sn, Zr, Cs, Th, and/or Rb of the non-fluorinated irradiated uranium material by exposing the non-fluorinated irradiated uranium material to NF 3 material; and selectively separating at least one of the fluorinated U, Ru, Rh, Mo, Tc, Np, Pu, Sb, Ag, Am, Sn, Zr, Cs, Th, and/or Rb from the exposed irradiated uranium material.