Synthesis of actinide nitrides in molten cadmium

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 244-249

  Arai, Yasuo ^a   Iwai, Takashi ^a   Akabori, Mitsuo ^a   Minato, Kazuo ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Molten cadmium; Nitride fuel; Pyrochemical processing

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DISTILLATION; FAST REACTORS; FUELS; NITRIDES; NITROGEN;

ACTINIDE NITRIDES; KEY TECHNOLOGIES; MINOR ACTINIDE; MOLTEN SALT ELECTROREFINING; NITRIDE FUEL; NITROGEN GAS; PYROCHEMICAL PROCESSING; WET-PROCESSING;

ACTINIDES;

EID: 45249106784     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT08-A3952     Document Type: Conference Paper

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