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NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 47, Issue 6, 060303(2024)

Gamma radiation decomposition and the extraction performance of TODGA in kerosene medium

Shuying NONG¹, Jiawei ZHENG², Shuyi YANG², Anbo YANG¹, and Yan WU^2、*

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¹The 404 Company Limited, China National Nuclear Corporation, Jiayuguan 735112, China

²School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

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Shuying NONG, Jiawei ZHENG, Shuyi YANG, Anbo YANG, Yan WU. Gamma radiation decomposition and the extraction performance of TODGA in kerosene medium[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(6): 060303

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Nov. 10, 2023

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Published Online: Jul. 8, 2024

The Author Email: WU Yan (吴艳)

DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.060303

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