title: Dissolution of uranium dioxide in supercritical fluid carbon dioxide.
abstract: Uranium dioxide can be dissolved in supercritical CO2 with a CO2-philic TBP-HNO3 complexant to form a highly soluble UO2(NO3)(2).2TBP complex; this new method of dissolving UO2 that requires no water or organic solvent may have important applications for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuels and for treatment of nuclear wastes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chmistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844, USA.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Samsonov
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Wai
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kulyako
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Smart