Exhaustive electrolysis for recovery of actinides from molten LiCl-KCl using solid aluminium cathodes

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 286, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 823-828

  Soucek P ^a   Malmbeck, R ^a   Mendes, E ^a   Nourry, C ^a   Glatz, J P ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actinide aluminium alloys; Electrochemistry in molten salt; Exhaustive electrolysis; Pyrochemical reprocessing; Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE; ALUMINUM; CHLORINE; ELECTROLYTE; INORGANIC SALT; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; NEODYMIUM; NEODYMIUM CHLORIDE; NUCLEAR FUEL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DENSITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROREFINING; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; PURIFICATION; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 78651317061     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-010-0739-6     Document Type: Article

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