Oxidation of ceramic uranium dioxide in alkali metal carbonate-based melts: A study using various oxidants and comparison with UO2 powder

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 256, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 131-138

  Volkovich, Vladimir A ^a,c   Griffiths, Trevor R ^a   Fray, Derek J ^a,d   Fields, Mark ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b SELLAFIELD LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c URAL FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e Protea Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; CARBONATES; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; NITRATES; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; POWDERS; REACTION KINETICS; SINTERING;

POTASSIUM NITRATE;

URANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 0032139377     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(98)00065-8     Document Type: Article

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