Claims
- 1. A method of preparing metal phosphate, comprising the steps of:
- preparing a mixture of boron phosphate and a first compound selected from the group consisting of AlF.sub.3, NdF.sub.3, La.sub.2 O.sub.3, Nd.sub.2 O.sub.3, Tb.sub.7 O.sub.12, AmO.sub.2, PuO.sub.2, UO.sub.2, NpO.sub.2, CeO.sub.2, Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, and Fe.sub.3 O.sub.4 ; and
- heating said mixture to form a phosphate of the metal in said first compound and a second compound selected from the group consisting of a boron oxide and a boron salt.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention, which resulted from a contract with the United States Department of Energy, relates generally to the formation of metal phosphates and particularly to the formation of phosphates of those metals that are produced by fission and/or neutron capture in a nuclear reactor.
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