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Title | Comments on the note by L.S. Nelson: ``unusually high (oxidizer/Pu) ratios in the macro-residues from plutonium droplet combustion`` |
Creator/Author | Allen, M.D. ; Morgan, L.G. |
Publication Date | 1982 Dec 01 |
OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 5697286 |
DOE Contract Number | AC06-76RL01830 |
Other Number(s) | CODEN: HITSA |
Resource Type | Journal Article |
Resource Relation | High Temp. Sci. ; Vol/Issue: 15:4 |
Research Org | Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA |
Subject | 050800 -- Nuclear Fuels-- Spent Fuels Reprocessing ;360105 -- Metals & Alloys-- Corrosion & Erosion; ;PLUTONIUM-- COMBUSTION; DROPLETS;EXPLOSIONS;OXIDIZERS;QUANTITY RATIO;RESIDUES |
Related Subject | ACTINIDES;CHEMICAL REACTIONS;ELEMENTS;METALS;OXIDATION;PARTICLES;THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES;TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS |
Description/Abstract | An alternative explanation for unusually high ratios of oxidizers/plutonium in the residues from plutonium droplet combustion is offered in response to a note by L.S.^Nelson.^ Two additional experiments are suggested that would be helpful in clarifying the high oxidizer/Pu ratios.^ The first would be to measure the true surface area for a spherule after its explosion.^ The second is an experiment analogous to a gas analysis experiment.^ The conclusion is put forth that adsorbed gases are the most likely cause of the high O/M ratios described by Nelson. |
Country of Publication | United States |
Language | English |
Format | Pages: 321-326 |
System Entry Date | 2001 May 13 |
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