Local atomic structure of a zirconia-based americium transmutation fuel

Journal of Solid State Chemistry

Volumn 180, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3130-3135

  Walter, Marcus ^a   Nästren, Catharina ^a   Somers, Joseph ^a   Jardin, Regis ^a   Denecke, Melissa A ^b   Brendebach, Boris ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Americium; EXAFS; Local structure; Minor actinide; Transmutation; YSZ; Zirconia

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; CHEMICAL BONDS; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; FLUORSPAR; ZIRCONIA;

BOND DISTANCE; LOCAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; MINOR ACTINIDE; TRANSMUTATION;

AMERICIUM;

EID: 36148987639     PISSN: 00224596     EISSN: 1095726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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