An overview of spectrometric techniques and sample preparation for the determination of impurities in uranium nuclear fuel grade

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 106, Issue , 2013, Pages 194-201

  De Souza, Alexandre Luiz ^a   Cotrim, Marycel Elena Barboza ^a   Pires, Maria Aparecida Faustino ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chemical separation; Impurities; Spectrometric techniques; Uranium nuclear fuel grade

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868303151     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2012.06.015     Document Type: Review

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