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MINOR ACTINIDE [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
DEF

An actinide which is present in small quantities in irradiated nuclear fuel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
DEF

Actinide produit dans le combustible nucléaire irradié en quantité bien moindre que les actinides principaux.

OBS

Pour les combustibles à base d'uranium ou de plutonium, qui sont eux-mêmes des actinides, les actinides mineurs sont principalement l'américium, le curium et le neptunium.

OBS

actinide mineur : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 21 septembre 2005.

Spanish

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