ZA200208184B - Method of incineration of minor actinides in nuclear reactors. - Google Patents
Method of incineration of minor actinides in nuclear reactors. Download PDFInfo
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- ZA200208184B ZA200208184B ZA200208184A ZA200208184A ZA200208184B ZA 200208184 B ZA200208184 B ZA 200208184B ZA 200208184 A ZA200208184 A ZA 200208184A ZA 200208184 A ZA200208184 A ZA 200208184A ZA 200208184 B ZA200208184 B ZA 200208184B
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- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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- Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
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| LU90570A LU90570B1 (en) | 2000-04-26 | 2000-04-26 | Method of incineration of minor actinides in nuclear reactors |
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| ZA200208184B true ZA200208184B (en) | 2003-10-10 |
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| US (1) | US20040022342A1 (ja) |
| EP (1) | EP1277211A2 (ja) |
| JP (1) | JP2003532087A (ja) |
| AU (1) | AU2001267367A1 (ja) |
| CA (1) | CA2405955A1 (ja) |
| LU (1) | LU90570B1 (ja) |
| NO (1) | NO20025159L (ja) |
| WO (1) | WO2001082306A2 (ja) |
| ZA (1) | ZA200208184B (ja) |
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| WO2001082306A3 (en) | 2002-02-21 |
| EP1277211A2 (en) | 2003-01-22 |
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| JP2003532087A (ja) | 2003-10-28 |
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