Evaluation of recycle pathways for out-of-specification uranium microspheres from the internal gelation process

Hunt, Rodney Dale; Mcmurray, Jake W.; Johnson, Jared A.; Hunn, John D.; Haverlock, Tamara {Tammy} J.; Reif, Tyler J.; Brown, Daniel R.

doi:10.1016/j.anucene.2019.06.004

Title: Evaluation of recycle pathways for out-of-specification uranium microspheres from the internal gelation process

Authors:

^[1];

^[2]; Reif, Tyler J. ^[3]; Brown, Daniel R. ^[1]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
{Tammy} J. [Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
X-energy LLC, Greenbelt, MD (United States)

Publication Date:: 2019-06-10

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1607297

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1545919

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Annals of Nuclear Energy (Oxford)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Annals of Nuclear Energy (Oxford); Journal Volume: 134; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0306-4549

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; uranium carbide and oxide kernels; carbon black; internal gelation

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                    Hunt, Rodney Dale, Mcmurray, Jake W., Johnson, Jared A., Hunn, John D., Haverlock, Tamara, Reif, Tyler J., and Brown, Daniel R. Evaluation of recycle pathways for out-of-specification uranium microspheres from the internal gelation process.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Hunt, Rodney Dale, Mcmurray, Jake W., Johnson, Jared A., Hunn, John D., Haverlock, Tamara, Reif, Tyler J., & Brown, Daniel R. Evaluation of recycle pathways for out-of-specification uranium microspheres from the internal gelation process.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2019.06.004

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                    Hunt, Rodney Dale, Mcmurray, Jake W., Johnson, Jared A., Hunn, John D., Haverlock, Tamara, Reif, Tyler J., and Brown, Daniel R. Mon .  
"Evaluation of recycle pathways for out-of-specification uranium microspheres from the internal gelation process".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2019.06.004.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1607297.

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  title        = {Evaluation of recycle pathways for out-of-specification uranium microspheres from the internal gelation process},

  author       = {Hunt, Rodney Dale and Mcmurray, Jake W. and Johnson, Jared A. and Hunn, John D. and Haverlock, Tamara and Reif, Tyler J. and Brown, Daniel R.},

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  doi          = {10.1016/j.anucene.2019.06.004},

  journal      = {Annals of Nuclear Energy (Oxford)},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 134,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2019},

  month        = {6}

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