Phase characteristics of a U–20Pu–3Am–2N
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Douglas E. Burkes; J. Rory Kennedy; Thomas Hartmann; Cynthia A. Papesch
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Article
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2009
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Metallic fuel alloys consisting of uranium, plutonium, and zirconium with minor additions of americium and neptunium are under evaluation for potential use to transmute long-lived transuranic actinide isotopes in fast reactors. The current irradiation test series design, designated AFC2, includes mi