Disclosed is a method of in-situ monitoring a reduction process of uranium
oxides by lithium metal, wherein a conversion yield of uranium metal from
uranium oxides upon production of uranium metal through a reaction of
uranium oxides (UO.sub.x, x.ltoreq.3) with lithium metal in the presence
of a high-temperature molten salt is measured according to an
electrochemical analysis based on an oxidation of an oxygen ion and a
reduction of a lithium ion dissociated from lithium oxide obtained as a
by-product of the reaction, by use of a measuring device composed of a
potentiostat/galvanostat and a reactor provided with an anode and a
cathode. The in-situ monitoring method of the current invention is
advantageous in terms of fast and simplified measuring techniques, by
directly measuring the reduction process of uranium oxides at the anode
and cathode connected to the potentiostat/galvanostat in the presence of
the high-temperature molten salt.