The replacement of titanium by zirconium in ceramics for plutonium immobilization

Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings

Volumn 713, Issue , 2002, Pages 311-318

  Stewart, M W A ^a   Begg, B D ^a   Vance, E R ^a   Finnie, K ^a   Li, H ^a   Lumpkin, G R ^a   Smith, K L ^a   Weber, W J ^b   Thevuthasan, S ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; GLASS; PLUTONIUM; RADIATION DAMAGE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION; SILICATES; SINTERING; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

PLUTONIUM IMMOBILIZATION; PYROCHLORE; ZIRCONOLITE;

ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0036380124     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/proc-713-jj2.5     Document Type: Article

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