Application of ionic liquid as a medium for treating waste contaminated with UF4

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 771-775

  Ohashi, Yusuke ^a   Asanuma, Noriko ^b   Harada, Masayuki ^c   Wada, Yukio ^d   Matsubara, Tatsuo ^a   Ikeda, Yasuhisa ^c  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d Nuclear Safety Technology Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clearance level; Cyclic Voltammetry; Decontamination; Ionic liquids; Uranium waste

Indexed keywords

BASE METALS; CLEARANCE LEVEL; CYCLIC VOLTAMMOGRAMS; MIXED-LIGANDS; OXIDATION PEAK; REDUCTION PEAK; SECONDARY WASTES; UV VISIBLE ABSORPTION SPECTRUM;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DECONTAMINATION; DISSOLUTION; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; IONS; METAL RECOVERY; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; STEEL; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; URANIUM ALLOYS;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 68949083238     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3327/jnst.46.771     Document Type: Article

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