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    Characterisation of high burnup spent mixed oxide fuel after leaching at hyperalkaline pH in a reducing environment

    Microstructural investigations of a Zircaloy-4 clad mixed oxide fuel rod segment with a burnup of 50.3 GWd/tHM after exposure to a synthetic young cementitious water at a hyperalkaline pH of 13.7(2) under reducin...

    Christian Schreinemachers, Gregory Leinders, Jelle Van Eyken in MRS Advances (2024)

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    Caesium and iodine release from spent mixed oxide fuels under repository relevant conditions: Initial leaching results

    Autoclave leaching experiments are conducted on three well-characterised, irradiated, and cladded mixed oxide fuel-rod segments with burnups ranging from 29 GWd/tHM to 52 GWd/tHM to investigate the instant releas...

    Christian Schreinemachers, Gregory Leinders, Thierry Mennecart in MRS Advances (2022)