5.16 - Spent Fuel as Waste Material

Comprehensive Nuclear Materials: Volume 1-5

Volumn 1-5, Issue , 2012, Pages 389-420

  Carbol, P ^a   Wegen, D H ^a   Wiss, T ^a   Fors, P ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b RINGHALS AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Corrosion; Dissolution; Final repository; Handling strategy of SNF; Hydrogen suppression of UO2 corrosion; Instant release; Interim storage; Isotopic composition; Mechanical stability; Mixed oxide fuel; Radiolysis; Reducing conditions; Spent nuclear fuel; Uranium dioxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866377884     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-056033-5.00106-3     Document Type: Chapter

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