Study on reduction of Neptunium and Uranium in Nitric Acid solution using flow type electrolytic cell, as a basic technique for advanced reprocessing process

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue , 2002, Pages 340-342

  Asakura, Toshihide ^a   Uchiyama, Gunzo ^a   Hoshi, Harutaka ^b   Wei, Yuezhou ^b   Kumagai, Mikio ^b  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrolysis; Flow type electrolytic cell; Neptunium; Reduction; Uranium

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010632171     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2002.10875478     Document Type: Article

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