Hydration of plutonium oxide and process salts, NaCl, KCl, CaCl2, MgCl2: Effect of calcination on residual water and rehydration

Waste Management

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 479-490

  Smith, D M ^a   Neu, M P ^a   Garcia, E ^a   Morales, L A ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloride salts; Dehydration; Plutonium metal; Rehydration; Stabilized oxides; Storage

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CALCINATION; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CODES (STANDARDS); DEHYDRATION; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

REHYDRATION PROCESS; STABILIZED OXIDES;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE;

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; METAL OXIDE; OXIDE; PLUTONIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

HUMIDITY; HYDRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; REHYDRATION; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0033920902     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-053X(00)00014-3     Document Type: Review

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