Production of uranium tetrafluoride from the effluent generated in the reconversion via ammonium uranyl carbonate |
Neto, Joao Batista Silva
(Nuclear Fuel Center, Nuclear and Energy Research Institute - IPEN/CNEN-SP)
de Carvalho, Elita Fontenele Urano (Nuclear Fuel Center, Nuclear and Energy Research Institute - IPEN/CNEN-SP) Garcia, Rafael Henrique Lazzari (Nuclear Fuel Center, Nuclear and Energy Research Institute - IPEN/CNEN-SP) Saliba-Silva, Adonis Marcelo (Nuclear Fuel Center, Nuclear and Energy Research Institute - IPEN/CNEN-SP) Riella, Humberto Gracher (Nuclear Fuel Center, Nuclear and Energy Research Institute - IPEN/CNEN-SP) Durazzo, Michelangelo (Nuclear Fuel Center, Nuclear and Energy Research Institute - IPEN/CNEN-SP) |
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