Pyrophoric potential of plutonium-containing salt residues

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 279, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 127-138

  Haschke, John M ^a   Fauske, Hans K ^a,b   Phillips, Alan G ^a  

^a Safe Sites of Colorado   (United States)

^b Fauske and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; IGNITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METALS; POROSITY; PYROLYSIS; SALTS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WATER;

EXOTHERMS; HEAT BALANCE; PYROPHORIC POTENTIAL; PYROPHORICITY;

PLUTONIUM;

EID: 0034207733     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(00)00027-1     Document Type: Article

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