Potential applications of sonochemistry in spent nuclear fuel reprocessing: A short review

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1033-1040

  Nikitenko, S I ^a   Venault, L ^b   Pflieger, R ^a   Chave, T ^a   Bisel, I ^b   Moisy, P ^b  

^a DIF   (France)

^b CEA/DEN/DRCP   (France)

Author keywords

Actinides; Advanced nuclear fuel cycle; Dissolution; Extraction; Neptunium; Nitric acid; Plutonium; PUREX; Redox reactions; Sonocatalysis; Sonochemistry; TBP; Uranium; Volatile nitrates

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; DISSOLUTION; EXTRACTION; FUELS; NEPTUNIUM; NITRIC ACID; NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING; PLUTONIUM; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; REDOX REACTIONS; SONOCHEMISTRY; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESS; LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION; NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLES; PUREX; SONOCATALYSIS; SONOCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; ULTRASOUND IRRADIATION;

NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING;

NEPTUNIUM; NITRIC ACID; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PLUTONIUM; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENERGY YIELD; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; METALLURGY; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOLYSIS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 77953120881     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2009.11.012     Document Type: Article

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