Mixed Oxide Fuels Diagram (IMAGE)

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Mixed Oxide Fuels Diagram

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A: The experiment floated radioactive samples on a gas stream, then hit the sample with lasers at high temperatures. B: Initially, plutonium oxide samples were matte grey but they changed to shiny black after intense heating. C: The inset shows a sample after heating under pure O2 gas.

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(Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

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