Feasibility of the separation of americium, curium and lanthanides by electrolytic amalgamation technique

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 288-297

  Yamana, Hajimu ^a   Mofuyama, Hirotake ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actinide recycle; Actinides; Amalgam; Amalgamation; Americium; Chemical separation; Curium; Electrolysis; Feasibility studies; Group separation; High level radioactive wastes; Lanthanides; Liquid wastes; Radiopolarography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346400891     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.1997.9733663     Document Type: Article

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