Corrosion of commercial spent nuclear fuel. 1. Formation of studtite and metastudtite

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 159-168

  Hanson, Brady ^a   McNamara, Bruce ^a   Buck, Edgar ^a   Friese, Judah ^a   Jenson, Evan ^a   Krupka, Kenneth ^a   Arey, Bruce ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air water interface; CSNF; Hydrogen peroxide; Metastudtite; Studtite

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METASTUDTITE; NUCLEAR FUEL; STUDTITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CORROSION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DECOMPOSITION; FILM; HYDRATION; HYDROLYSIS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 17144409049     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.93.3.159.61613     Document Type: Article

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