Uranium Dioxide Leaching Mechanism in a Synthetic Granitic Groundwater in Oxic Conditions in Function of S/V Ratio at 96°C

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue , 1996, Pages 59-63

  Cachoir, Ch ^a   Guittet, M J ^b   Gallien, J P ^a   Trocellier, P ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Ion beam analysis; Leaching; Schoepite; Spent fuel; Uranium dioxide; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002504126     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.1996.74.special-issue.59     Document Type: Article

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