Characterization of ThO2-UO2 pellets made by co-precipitation process

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 389, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 351-358

  Kutty, T R G ^a   Khan, K B ^a   Achuthan, P V ^a   Dhami, P S ^a   Dakshinamoorthy, A ^a   Somayajulu, P S ^a   Panakkal, J P ^a   Kumar, Arun ^a   Kamath, H S ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CO PRECIPITATIONS; CO-PRECIPITATION PROCESS; FLUORITE PHASE; GRAIN SIZES; HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURES; NITRATE SOLUTIONS; OXALIC ACIDS; PARTICLE SHAPES; PHASE CONTENTS; SEM; SURFACE AREAS; XRD;

CALCINATION; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; PELLETIZING; POWDERS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING; SOLID SOLUTIONS;

OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

EID: 64449084723     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2008.12.334     Document Type: Article

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