Developing and testing an alkaline-side solvent extraction process for technetium separation from tank waste

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 6-7, 1999, Pages 1043-1068

  Leonard, Ralph A ^a   Conner, Cliff ^a   Liberatore, Matthew W ^a   Bonnesen, Peter V ^b   Presley, Derek J ^b   Moyer, Bruce A ^b   Lumetta, Gregg J ^c  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ETHERS; PHOSPHATES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; TECHNETIUM;

EXTRACTION FACTOR ANALYSIS; SINGLE STAGE CONTACTOR TEST; SRTALK FLOWSHEET;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

TECHNETIUM;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SEPARATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

CONFERENCE PAPER; EXTRACTION; NUCLEAR WASTE; PROCESS CONTROL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE;

EID: 0033024853     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496399908951080     Document Type: Conference Paper

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