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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 Date1982 Dec 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 5697286
DOE Contract NumberAC06-76RL01830
Other Number(s)CODEN: HITSA
Resource TypeJournal Article
Resource RelationHigh Temp. Sci. ; Vol/Issue: 15:4
Research OrgPacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA
Subject050800 -- Nuclear Fuels-- Spent Fuels Reprocessing ;360105 -- Metals & Alloys-- Corrosion & Erosion; ;PLUTONIUM-- COMBUSTION; DROPLETS;EXPLOSIONS;OXIDIZERS;QUANTITY RATIO;RESIDUES
Related SubjectACTINIDES;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 PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatPages: 321-326
System Entry Date2001 May 13

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