Mechanism of direct electrochemical reduction of solid UO2 to uranium metal in CaCl2-48mol% NaCl melt

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 160, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Sri Maha Vishnu, D ^a   Sanil, N ^a   Panneerselvam, G ^a   Sudha, R ^a   Mohandas, K S ^a   Nagarajan, K ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBON CONTAMINATION; CONSTANT CURRENT MODE; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; GALVANOSTATIC ELECTROLYSIS; INTERMEDIATE COMPOUND; REDUCTION MECHANISMS; SURFACE REDUCTION;

CALCIUM; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; GRAPHITE; PELLETIZING; SODIUM;

SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84881538879     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: 19457111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/2.080309jes     Document Type: Article

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