Application of electrochemical reduction to produce metal fuel material from actinide oxides

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-178

  Sakamura, Yoshiharu ^a   Omori, Takashi ^a   Inoue, Tadashi ^a  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrochemical reduction; LiCI electrolyte; UO2

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISTILLATION; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; INGOTS; METALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; URANIUM; URANIUM DIOXIDE; YTTRIUM OXIDE;

ACTINIDE OXIDES; DEPOSITION POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIONS; METAL PARTICLE; OPEN CIRCUIT POTENTIAL; REDUCTION MECHANISMS; REDUCTION PRODUCTS; REDUCTION RATE;

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 45249095138     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/nt1162-169     Document Type: Conference Paper

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