A review of the demonstration of innovative solvent extraction processes for the recovery of trivalent minor actinides from PUREX raffinate

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 100, Issue 8-9, 2012, Pages 715-725

  Modolo, G ^a   Wilden, A ^a   Geist, A ^b   Magnusson, D ^b   Malmbeck, R ^c  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Americium; Curium; Minor actinides; Partitioning; Solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866375637     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2012.1962     Document Type: Review

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