The oxidative dissolution mechanism of uranium dioxide. The effect of pH and oxygen partial pressure

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 807, Issue , 2004, Pages 83-88

  De Pablo, Joan ^a   Casas, Ignasi ^a   Giménez, Javier ^a   Clarens, Frederic ^a   Duro, Lara ^b   Bruno, Jordi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Enviros Spain   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NUCLEAR FUELS; OXIDATION; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PH EFFECTS; PROTONS; RADIOLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SURFACES;

DISSOLUTION RATES; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANTS; RADIOLYSIS PRODUCTS; SOLID SURFACES;

URANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 12844281838     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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