N,N,N′,N′-tetrabutylmalonamide (TBMA) was used for extraction of uranyl(II) ion from nitric acid media into n-dodecane. The effects of nitric acid concentration, extractant concentration, temperature and back extraction on distribution coefficients of uranyl(II) ion have been studied. The extraction of nitric acid is also studied. The main adduct of TBMA and HNO3 is (TBMA)2·HNO3 in 1.0 mol/l nitric acid solution. The 1:2:2 complex of uranyl(II) ion, nitrate ion and TBMA as extracted species is further confirmed by IR spectra of the extraction of uranyl(II) ion with TBMA. The values of thermodynamic parameters have also been calculated.