Uraninite and UO2 in spent nuclear fuel: A comparison

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 238, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 121-130

  Janeczek, Janusz ^a   Ewing, Rodney C ^b   Oversby, Virginia M ^c   Werme, Lars O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c Stockholms Kooperativa Bostadsforening   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FISSION PRODUCTS; LIME; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OXIDATION; RADIATION DAMAGE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SOLID SOLUTIONS; THORIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

NATURAL FISSION REACTORS; PITCHBLENDE; URANINITE;

SPENT FUELS;

EID: 0030565726     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(96)00345-5     Document Type: Article

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