Solid-phase extraction technology for actinide and lanthanide separations in nuclear fuel reprocessing

Advanced Separation Techniques for Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing and Radioactive Waste Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 377-413

  Tranter, T J ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinide separation; Extraction chromatography; Lanthanide separation; Nuclear fuel reprocessing; Radioactive waste treatment; Solid phase extraction; Solvent impregnated resins

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; CHROMATOGRAPHY; EXTRACTION; FUELS; PHASE SEPARATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RESINS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTINIDE SEPARATION; COLUMN MODELING; EXTRACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MINOR ACTINIDE; NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLES; SEPARATION FLOW; SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION; SOLVENT IMPREGNATED RESIN;

NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING;

EID: 84903037047     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857092274.3.377     Document Type: Chapter

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