Solubility of thorium from Th3UO8 and ZrTh3UO10 ceramics

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 203-209

  Curran, G ^a   Rattray, W ^a   Czerwinski, K R ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolution; Th fuel; Th U ceramics; Th U solid solution

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; SODIUM CHLORITE; THORIUM; URANIUM; URANIUM DIOXIDE; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISSOLUTION; MATERIALS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PH; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0038375763     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.91.4.203.19972     Document Type: Article

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