EELS analysis of redox in glasses for plutonium immobilization

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 67, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 77-81

  Fortner, Jeffrey A ^a   Buck, Edgar C ^a   Ellison, Adam J G ^a   Bates, John K ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinides; Electron energy loss spectroscopy; Glass; Lanthanides

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; BOROSILICATE GLASS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; OXIDATION; PEROVSKITE; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION; REDOX REACTIONS; SOLUBILITY; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

F ELECTRON ELEMENTS;

OPTICAL GLASS;

ACTINIDE; CERIUM; GLASS; LANTHANIDE; PLUTONIUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; IMMOBILIZATION; NUCLEAR WASTE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 0031170871     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3991(96)00108-8     Document Type: Article

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