Integrated experiments to demonstrate electrometallurgical pyroprocess of metal and oxide fuel

Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhowers Global Vision for Nuclear Energy

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 763-772

  Hijikata, T ^a   Koyama, T ^a   Usami, T ^a   Kitawaki, S ^b   Shinozaki, T ^b   Kobayashi, T ^b  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; CASTING; CATHODES; ELECTROMETALLURGY; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; REDUCTION; REFINING; URANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ELECTROREFINING; METALLIC FUELS; PROLIFERATION RESISTANCE; REACTION CONDITIONS;

NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING;

EID: 2642578400     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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