Gamma-ray irradiation and contact with high-alkalinity sludge: Stability studies of mercury fulminate

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 297-302

  Fondeur, Fernando F ^a   Wilmarth, W R ^a   Peters, T B ^a   Fink, S D ^a  

^a WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential scanning calorimeter; Mercury fulminate; Sludge radiation

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; PYROLYSIS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

MERCURY FULMINATE; SLUDGE RADIATION;

MERCURY COMPOUNDS;

EID: 23844473375     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT05-A3652     Document Type: Article

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