Oxidation and dissolution rates of UO2(s) in carbonate-rich solutions under external alpha irradiation and initially reducing conditions

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 94, Issue 9-11, 2006, Pages 567-573

  Suzuki, T ^a   Abdelouas, A ^a   Grambow, B ^a   Mennecart, T ^b   Blondiaux, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Colloids; Dissolution rate; Radiolysis; Reducing condition; UO2

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845270780     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2006.94.9-11.567     Document Type: Conference Paper

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