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SINTERING STUDIES ON THE SYSTEM UO$sub 2$-PuO$sub 2$. PART I. SOLID SOLUTION FORMATION

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4247429
Solid solutions have been formed throughout the entire composition range in the system UO/sub 2/-PuO/sub 2/ by sintering at 1600 deg C in hydrogen. The single phase lattice parameters were found to vary linearly with composition, and it is evident that sintering in hydrogen does not cause reduction of plutonium dioxide to a lower oxide. Chemical dissolution tests indicate that solid solutions formed both by sintering and chemical coprecipitition enter acidic solution at nearly the same rate, and at a rate which is considenably higher than a physical mixture of the two phases. (auth)
Research Organization:
General Electric Co. Hanford Atomic Products Operation, Richland, Wash.
DOE Contract Number:
W-31-109-ENG-52
NSA Number:
NSA-13-016978
OSTI ID:
4247429
Report Number(s):
HW-60276
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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