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O. K. Tallent, J. C. Mailen
Nuclear Technology | Volume 32 | Number 2 | February 1977 | Pages 167-175
Technical Paper | Chemical Processing | doi.org/10.13182/NT77-A31721
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The dissolution of refractory PuO2 in HNO3-HF-H2O dissolvents was studied. Results showed that increasing either the HNO3 or the HF concentration increases the dissolution rate, and that formation of a Pu(IV) fluoride complex decreases the rate. It was also found that oxidation of dissolved Pu(IV) helps maintain the presence of a fluoride ion as a catalyst and is thus highly beneficial to PuO2 dissolution.
