Published October 1988 | Version v1
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Thermodynamics of Pu - O2 system

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Thermodynamic analysis of Pu-O2 system is conducted within 298-4000K interval. As a result of this analysis it is shown that PuO is produced in the system only in a gaseous state. In a condensed state this oxide can exist only in metastable state. The most stable plutonium oxides, dissociating congruently, include: plutonium dioxide - at the temperature up to 2358K and plutonium sesquioxide - at higher one. Plutonium sesquioxide boiling point equals to 4050K. PuO and PuO2 gaseous compounds appear to be the main components of the gas phase under plutonium oxide dissociation

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Original title (Russian)
Термодинамика системы Пу - О

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Atomnaya Ehnergiya
Journal Volume
65
Journal Issue
4
Series
At. Ehnerg.
Journal Page Range
265-268
ISSN
0004-7163
CODEN
AENGA