Electrolytic reduction of spent light water reactor fuel bench-scale experiment results

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 361-367

  Herrmann, Steven ^a   Li, Shelly ^a   Simpson, Michael ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrolytic reduction; Electrometallurgical treatment; Lithium chloride; Lithium oxide; Oxide reduction; Spent light water reactor fuel

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTROMETALLURGY; FISSION PRODUCTS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; MIXED OXIDE FUELS; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

ELECTROMETALLURGICAL TREATMENT; ELECTROREFINING; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; LITHIUM OXIDE; OXIDE REDUCTION; SPENT LIGHT WATER REACTOR FUELS;

NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING;

EID: 34247106202     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2007.9711295     Document Type: Article

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