Residual salt separation from simulated spent nuclear fuel reduced in a LiCl-Li2O salt

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1291-1295

  Hur, Jin Mok ^a   Hong, Sun Seok ^a   Seo, Chung Seok ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electrochemical reduction; Molten salt; Separation; Spent nuclear fuel; Vaporization

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MELTING; REDUCTION; SALT REMOVAL; VAPORIZATION;

CO-VAPORIZATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION; MOLTEN SALT; RESIDUAL SALTS;

SPENT FUELS;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MELTING; REDUCTION; SALT REMOVAL; SPENT FUELS; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 33845864428     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.39.1291     Document Type: Article

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