UO2 dissolution in the presence of hydrogen peroxide at pH > 11

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 96, Issue 9-11, 2008, Pages 535-539

  Meca, S ^a   Marti V ^a   De Pablo, J ^a,b   Gimenez J ^b   Casas, I ^b  

^a FUNDACIÓ CTM CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkaline pH; Hydrogen peroxide; UO2; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 56649111131     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2008.1534     Document Type: Conference Paper

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