Chemical behavior of fission products in the pyrochemical process

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 192-198

  Hur, Jin Mok ^a   Kim, Tack Jin ^a   Choi, In Kyu ^a   Do, Jae Bum ^a   Hong, Sun Seok ^a   Seo, Chung Seok ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electrochemical reduction; Electrorefining; Fission products

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FISSION PRODUCTS; LITHIUM; OPTICAL FIBERS; PLATINUM; REDUCTION; SOLUBILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIONS; ELECTROREFINING; ELECTROREFINING PROCESS; LICL-KCL EUTECTIC; PYROCHEMICAL PROCESS; SOLUBILITY VALUE;

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

EID: 45249105923     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT08-A3947     Document Type: Conference Paper

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