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Title: Thermochemistry of UO2 – ThO2 and UO2 – ZrO2 fluorite solid solutions

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Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics
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Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics Journal Volume: 114 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9614
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Zhang, Lei, Shelyug, Anna, and Navrotsky, Alexandra. Thermochemistry of UO2 – ThO2 and UO2 – ZrO2 fluorite solid solutions. United Kingdom: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jct.2017.05.026.
Zhang, Lei, Shelyug, Anna, & Navrotsky, Alexandra. Thermochemistry of UO2 – ThO2 and UO2 – ZrO2 fluorite solid solutions. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jct.2017.05.026
Zhang, Lei, Shelyug, Anna, and Navrotsky, Alexandra. Wed . "Thermochemistry of UO2 – ThO2 and UO2 – ZrO2 fluorite solid solutions". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jct.2017.05.026.
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