Determination of actinide and fission-product isotopes in very-high-burnup spent nuclear fuel

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 277, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-64

  Sullivan, V S ^a   Bowers, D L ^a   Clark, M A ^a   Graczyk, D G ^a   Tsai, Y ^a   Streets, W E ^a   Vander Pol, M H ^a   Billone, M C ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE; ISOTOPE; NUCLEAR FUEL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DILUTION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 46449123311     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-008-0709-4     Document Type: Article

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