Plutonium oxide polishing for MOX fuel production

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 281-296

  Bluhm, Elizabeth A ^a   Abney, Kent D ^a   Balkey, Simon ^a   Brock, Jason C ^a   Coriz, Fawn ^a   Dyke, James T ^a   Garcia, Daniel J ^a   Griego, Brenda J ^a   Martinez, Benjie T ^a   Martinez, David ^a   Martinez, Joe Ray ^a   Martinez, Yvonne A ^a   Morgan, Lonny ^a   Roybal, Judy D ^a   Valdez, Jose A ^a   Ramsey, Kevin B ^a   Bluhm, Brian K ^a   Martinez, Carl D ^a   Valdez, Manuelita M ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPIUM; GALLIUM; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLISHING; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

PLUTONIUM OXIDE; PROCESS FLOW SHEET; TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT;

PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS;

GALLIUM; PLUTONIUM; PLUTONIUM OXIDE; TRACE METAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

FUEL; NUCLEAR APPLICATION; PLUTONIUM; POLISHING; PURIFICATION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISSOLUTION; ION EXCHANGE; LABORATORY TEST; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER; PURIFICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 13844281603     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SS-200042232     Document Type: Conference Paper

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