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  • Vol. 47, Issue 1, 010302 (2024)
Yujiao WANG1,2, Yaxin QU2,3, Haiying FU2,3,*, Ming CHENG2,3..., Qiang DOU2,3 and Yu GONG2,3|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
  • 2Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.010302 Cite this Article
    Yujiao WANG, Yaxin QU, Haiying FU, Ming CHENG, Qiang DOU, Yu GONG. Separation of rare earth fission products from LiF-BeF2 molten salt by sulfide precipitation[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(1): 010302 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Yujiao WANG, Yaxin QU, Haiying FU, Ming CHENG, Qiang DOU, Yu GONG. Separation of rare earth fission products from LiF-BeF2 molten salt by sulfide precipitation[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(1): 010302
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