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Electrochemical Reduction of (U, Pu)O2 in Molten LiCl and CaCl2 Electrolytes

Masatoshi IIZUKA Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 2-11-1 Iwato-kita, Komae, Tokyo, 201-8511, Japan
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Tadashi INOUE Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 2-11-1 Iwato-kita, Komae, Tokyo, 201-8511, Japan
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Michel OUGIER Institute for Transuranium Elements, Postfach 2340, D76125, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Jean-Paul GLATZ Institute for Transuranium Elements, Postfach 2340, D76125, Karlsruhe, Germany
Pages 801-813 | Received 15 Aug 2006, Accepted 02 Feb 2007, Published online: 05 Jan 2012

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