Electron energy-loss spectroscopy of anomalous plutonium behavior in nuclear waste materials

Micron

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 235-243

  Buck, Edgar C ^a,b   Finn, Patricia A ^b   Bates, John K ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Electron energy loss spectroscopy; Plutonium; Spent fuel; Transmission electron microscopy; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 1542290453     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2003.11.014     Document Type: Article

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