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Original Articles

Solubility of Uranium and Plutonium in Alkaline Savannah River Site High Level Waste Solutions

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Pages 1793-1800 | Received 22 Oct 2009, Accepted 31 Mar 2010, Published online: 30 Aug 2010

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