Recent developments in the purex process for nuclear fuel reprocessing: Complexant based stripping for uranium/plutonium separation

Chimia

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 898-904

  Birkett, J Eddie ^b   Carrott, Michael J ^b   Fox, O Danny ^b   Jones, Chris J ^b   Maher, Chris J ^b   Roube, Cécile V ^b   Taylor, Robin J ^a   Woodhead, David A ^b  

^a NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acetohydroxamic acid; Actinides; Centrifugal contactors; Nuclear fuel reprocessing; Purex process

Indexed keywords

EID: 30444448725     PISSN: 00094293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2533/000942905777675327     Document Type: Article

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