Simultaneous extraction of Cs and Sr from synthetic high level waste solutions using a solvent containing chlorinated dicarbollide and PEG-400 in PTMS

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 299, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-80

  Raut, D R ^a   Mohapatra, P K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Cesium; Chlorinated cobalt dicarbollide; High level waste; PEG 400; Strontium

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; CHLORINATED COBALT DICARBOLLIDE; MACROGOL 400; NITRIC ACID; NITROBENZENE; PHENYL TRIFLUOROMETHYL SULPHONE; SOLVENT; STRONTIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION; HIGH LEVEL WASTE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; NUCLEAR WASTE; PRESSURIZED HEAVY WATER REACTOR; RADIOACTIVITY; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 84892795884     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: 15882780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-013-2731-4     Document Type: Article

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