The role of the platinum group elements ruthenium, rhodium and palladium in the vitrification of radioactive high level liquid waste using joule heated ceramic lined waste glass melters

Glass Technology: European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part A

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 266-278

  Grunewald W ^a   Roth, G ^a   Tobie, W ^a   Weiss K ^a   Weisenburger, S ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BOROSILICATE GLASS MELTS; FIRST GENERATIONS; FUEL BURNS; GLASS MELTERS; LESSONS LEARNED; LIQUID WASTES; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENTS; SLUDGE SAMPLES; TEMPERATURE FIELDS; WASTE GLASS MELTERS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CERAMIC PLANTS; CERAMIC PRODUCTS; ENERGY CONVERSION; GLASS; GLASS MANUFACTURE; GLASS PLANTS; MELTING FURNACES; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION; RHODIUM; RUTHENIUM; SMELTING; SPENT FUELS; TRANSITION METALS; VITRIFICATION;

BOROSILICATE GLASS;

EID: 58149330404     PISSN: 17533546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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