Alkaline peroxide processing of low-enriched uranium targets for 99Mo production - Decomposition of hydrogen peroxide

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 213-223

  Dong, Daojie ^a   Vandegrift, George F ^b  

^a OWENS CORNING   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0005909527     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE97-A24474     Document Type: Article

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