Actinide Partitioning with a Modified TODGA Solvent: Counter-Current Extraction Studies with Simulated High Level Waste

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 156-170

  Gujar, R B ^a   Ansari, S A ^a   Prabhu, D R ^a   Pathak, P N ^a   Sengupta, A ^a   Thulasidas, S K ^a   Mohapatra, P K ^a   Manchanda, V K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

actinide partitioning; counter current extraction; diglycolamide; TODGA; waste management

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE-PARTITIONING; COUNTER CURRENT; DECONTAMINATION FACTORS; DIGLYCOLAMIDE; EXTRACTION PROPERTIES; HIGH LEVEL WASTE; N-DODECANE; PRESSURIZED HEAVY WATER REACTORS; TETRAOCTYL DIGLYCOLAMIDE; TODGA; TRIVALENT ACTINIDES;

ACTINIDES; CESIUM; DECONTAMINATION; EUROPIUM; FISSION PRODUCTS; HEAVY WATER REACTORS; METAL IONS; PLUTONIUM; SOLVENTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ZIRCONIUM;

AMERICIUM;

EID: 84858207424     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366299.2011.609392     Document Type: Article

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