Salt waste treatment from a LiCl-KCl based pyrochemical spent fuel treatment process

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 96, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 295-301

  Harrison, M T ^a   Simms, H E ^a   Jackson, A ^a   Lewin, R G ^a  

^a NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ion exchange; Phosphate; Pyrochemistry; Recycle; Salt; Waste; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

EID: 44249108847     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2008.1490     Document Type: Article

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