Thermally induced gallium removal from plutonium dioxide for MOX fuel production

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 282, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 245-254

  Kolman, D G ^a   Griego, M E ^b   James, C A ^b   Butt, O P ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; POWDERS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

PLUTONIUM DIOXIDE; THERMALLY INDUCED GALLIUM REMOVAL (TIGR);

MIXED OXIDE FUELS;

EID: 0034517393     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(00)00397-4     Document Type: Article

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