An experimental study on an electrochemical reduction of an oxide mixture in the advanced spent-fuel conditioning process

Nuclear Engineering and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 183-192

  Jeong, Sang Mun ^a   Park, Byung Heung ^a   Hur, Jin Mok ^a   Seo, Chung Seok ^a   Lee, Hansoo ^a   Ki Chan Song, ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ACP; Diffusion; Electrochemical reduction; LiCl Li2O molten salt; Pyroprocessing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955083393     PISSN: 17385733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5516/NET.2010.42.2.183     Document Type: Article

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