Stability of Tungsten Crucible against Uranium, Rare Earth, Cadmium, and Chlorides for Cathode Process in Pyroprocessing

Figure 1

RE metals before (a, b) and after melting test (c); (a) RE metals, (b) W crucible, and (c) molten and resolidified RE metals in crucible.

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