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Combustion of a Dust/Gas Mixture Consisting of Particles of Irradiated Nuclear Graphite

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The paper describes the problem of the formation of dust/gas mixtures during the work related to the dismantling of graphite stack during the decommissioning of a uranium-graphite reactor. The amount of stored energy in the irradiated graphite elements of the reactor was experimentally determined. The influence of the Wigner energy release process on the combustion of a dust/gas mixture consisting of particles of irradiated nuclear graphite is shown.

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    M. V. Antonenko, D. O. Chubreev, E. V. Bespala, A. V. Leonov & A. P. Pavlenko

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Antonenko, M.V., Chubreev, D.O., Bespala, E.V. et al. Combustion of a Dust/Gas Mixture Consisting of Particles of Irradiated Nuclear Graphite. Inorg. Mater. Appl. Res. 11, 908–914 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075113320040048

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