Effect of process variables during the head-end treatment of spent oxide fuel

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-157

  Westphal, Brian R ^a   Bateman, K J ^a   Morgan, C D ^a   Berg, J F ^a   Crane, P J ^a   Cummings, D G ^a   Giglio, J J ^a   Huntley, M W ^a   Lind, R P ^a   Sell, D A ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fission product removal; Head end treatment; LWR spent fuel

Indexed keywords

FISSION PRODUCTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PYROMETALLURGY; SPENT FUELS; TEMPERATURE;

EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; HEAD-END; HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDITION; IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORIES; LWR SPENT FUEL; NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH INITIATIVES; OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY; PYROMETALLURGICAL TECHNOLOGY;

FUELS;

EID: 45249110176     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT08-A3942     Document Type: Conference Paper

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