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eppur_se_muova

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3. Thanks! I see ceria, thoria, and zirconia are still rocks. :)

Reply to NNadir (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 25, 2022, 05:51 PM

Jun 2022

The crucible makers chose well.

Looks like there's more than one option to tweak for separation processes there -- variable temp and water content. These guys sound like they're well ahead of the pack and have a good chance of finding a practical way to separate and burn-up actinides.

Some of those other data are unexpectedly interesting to me, as well. Somebody else will probably get to exploit them before I can ever make use of them, but still interesting.

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Remarkably enhanced direct dissolution of plutonium oxide in task-specific ionic liquid [View all] NNadir Jun 2022 OP

Bookmarking. Noting ref. 27 for future interest. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 2022 #1

Ref. 27 is a very interesting paper. NNadir Jun 2022 #2

Thanks! I see ceria, thoria, and zirconia are still rocks. :) eppur_se_muova Jun 2022 #3