Dissolution of fissile materials containing plutonium and beryllium metals

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2013-2029

  Rudisill, Tracy S ^a   Crowder, Mark L ^a  

^a SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beryllium; Metal dissolution; Plutonium

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; PLUTONIUM; SOLUTIONS;

FISSILE MATERIALS; LOWER FLAMMABILITY; METAL DISSOLUTION; OFFGAS ANALYSIS;

SCRAP METAL;

BERYLLIUM; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; PLUTONIUM; SCRAP METAL; SOLUTIONS;

COMPLEXING AGENT; COMPOSITE; DISSOLUTION; FLAMMABILITY; METAL; NITRIC ACID; NUCLEAR APPLICATION; SEPARATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 33746198143     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390600742930     Document Type: Conference Paper

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