Characterization of the insoluble sludge from the dissolution of irradiated fast breeder reactor fuel

Characterization of the Insoluble Sludge from the Dissolution of Irradiated Fast Breeder Reactor Fuel Procedia Chemistry 21 ( 2016 ) 279 – 284 1876 6196 © 2016 The Authors Published by Elsevier B V Th[.]

Procedia Chemistry 21 ( 2016 ) 279 – 284

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doi: 10.1016/j.proche.2016.10.039

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