Combined electron microscopy and vibrational spectroscopy study of corroded Magnox sludge from a legacy spent nuclear fuel storage pond

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 412, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 145-156

  Gregson, Colin R ^a   Goddard, David T ^a   Sarsfield, Mark J ^a   Taylor, Robin J ^a  

^a NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ATR; attenuated total reflectance; CMS; corroded Magnox sludge; EDX; energy dispersive X ray analysis; environmental scanning electron microscopy; ESEM; X ray diffraction; XRD

Indexed keywords

ATR; ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTANCE; CMS; CORRODED MAGNOX SLUDGE; EDX; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESEM; XRD;

COATINGS; CORROSION; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRONS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FUEL SYSTEMS; FUELS; IRON ORES; LAKES; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; REFLECTION; REFRACTORY ALLOYS; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; URANIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAYS;

FUEL STORAGE;

EID: 79955468981     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2011.02.046     Document Type: Article

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