Current state of knowledge of water radiolysis effects on spent nuclear fuel corrosion

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 102-123

  Christensen, H ^a   Sunder, S ^b  

^a STUDSVIK NUCLEAR AB   (Sweden)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; CORROSION; DISSOLUTION; GAMMA RADIOGRAPHY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; REACTION KINETICS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER;

GAMMA RADIOLYSIS; RADIOLYSIS; SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL CORROSION;

SPENT FUELS;

EID: 0033714647     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT00-A3107     Document Type: Article

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