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Metallic Technetium, Corrosion, Technetium Alloys and Its Behavior in Spent Nuclear Fuel

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Electrochemistry of Technetium

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Electrochemical studies on the technetium as a radioactive waste component focus on several aspects related to the waste immobilization and recycling.

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Chotkowski, M., CzerwiƄski, A. (2021). Metallic Technetium, Corrosion, Technetium Alloys and Its Behavior in Spent Nuclear Fuel. In: Electrochemistry of Technetium. Monographs in Electrochemistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62863-5_5

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