Geochemistry of the Cigar Lake Uranium Deposit: XPS Studies

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue , 1996, Pages 303-307

  Sunder, S ^a   Cramer, J J ^a   Miller, N H ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cigar Lake; Geochemistry; Nuclear Fuel Waste Management; Uranium; XPS

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043057756     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.1996.74.special-issue.303     Document Type: Article

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