Electrolytic reduction and electrorefining of uranium to develop pyrochemical reprocessing of oxide fuels

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 266-275

  Sakamura, Yoshiharu ^a   Omori, Takashi ^a  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrolytic reduc tion; Electrorefining; Uranium

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUELS; METALS; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; PELLETIZING; POWDER METALS; SINTERING;

CURRENT EFFICIENCY; ELECTROREFINING; ELECTROREFINING PROCESS; PRE-TREATMENT; PRETREATMENT PROCESS; PYROCHEMICAL REPROCESSING; REDUCTION PRODUCTS; SIMULATED FUELS;

URANIUM;

EID: 77956586137     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT10-A10861     Document Type: Article

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