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EFFECT OF VACUUM CATHODIC ETCHING ON OXIDATION RATE OF URANIUM

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4209932
It was experimentally confirmed that a vacuum cathodic etching treatment greatly retards the oxidation of a polished surface of uranium in air at room temperature. Electron-diffraction experiments led to the tentative conclusion that this effect is due to the formation of a protective layer of amorphous uranium oxide on the surface of the metal. (auth)
Research Organization:
General Electric Co. Research Lab., Schenectady, N.Y.
NSA Number:
NSA-14-005583
OSTI ID:
4209932
Report Number(s):
NP-8194
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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