Separation of radioactive strontium from alkaline nuclear waste solutions with the highly effective ion exchanger SrTreat

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-87

  Lehto, Jukka ^a   Brodkin, Leena ^a   Harjula, Risto ^a   Tusa, Esco ^b  

^a Laboratory of Radiochemistry   (Finland)

^b Selion OY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECONTAMINATION; ION EXCHANGERS; PH EFFECTS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; SODIUM NITRATE; STRONTIUM TITANATE;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0032680117     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT99-A2985     Document Type: Article

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