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The Np−Pu (Neptunium-Plutonium) system

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    R. I. Sheldon & D. E. Peterson

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Work was supported by the National Bureau of Standards. Literature searched through 1984. Dr. Peterson is the Category Editor for binary actinide alloys.

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Sheldon, R.I., Peterson, D.E. The Np−Pu (Neptunium-Plutonium) system. Bulletin of Alloy Phase Diagrams 6, 215–217 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02880399

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