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CeF3, PuF3 Solubility in LiF–NaF–KF Melt

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The solubility of PuF3 and CeF3 in melt of the salt 46.5LiF–11.5NaF–42KF with eutectic composition at 550–690°C was measured and their solubility was found to be high (~30 mol. fraction at 700°C). It was shown that CeF3 can serve to imitate PuF3 in a wide temperature range.

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  1. Russian Federal Nuclear Center – Zababakhin All-Russia Research Institute of Technical Physics (RFYaTs – VNIITF), Snezhinsk, Russia

    M. V. Volozhin, R. Ya. Zakirov, P. N. Mushnikov, V. G. Subbotin, I. V. Sannikov & S. P. Naumov

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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 115, No. 1, pp. 17–19, July, 2013.

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Volozhin, M.V., Zakirov, R.Y., Mushnikov, P.N. et al. CeF3, PuF3 Solubility in LiF–NaF–KF Melt. At Energy 115, 18–21 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-013-9741-8

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