X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy has been used to determine the speciation of Pu precipitates prepared by the heterogeneous reduction of Pu(VI) with Al and Fe in 5 M NaCl and an ERDA-6 brine, a simulant from the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad, New Mexico...
Keywords: Plutonium hydrous oxide, Reduction, Active barrier technology, XAFS, Chemical speciation
05/2006 | Radiochimica Acta, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag