Recovery of u by electrolysis of un in licl-kcl eutectic melts

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue , 2002, Pages 745-748

  Shirai, O ^a   Uozumi, K ^b   Iwai, T ^a   Arai, Y ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyclic voltammogram; Electrolysis; LiCl KCl eutectic salt; Uranium; Uranium mononitride

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010543944     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2002.10875574     Document Type: Article

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