Determinations of Uranium Structures by EXAFS: Schoepite and Other U(VI) Oxide Precipitates

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-53

  Allen, P G ^a,b   Shuh, D K ^a   Bucher, J J ^a   Edelstein, N M ^a   Palmer, C E A ^b   Silva, R J ^b   Nguyen, S N ^b   Marquez, L N ^b   Hudson, E A ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

EXAFS; Precipitates; Schoepite; Uranium; X ray

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003153338     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.1996.75.1.47     Document Type: Article

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