Naturally-Occurring Zirconolites - Analogues for the Long-Term Encapsulation of Actinides in Synroc

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue , 1996, Pages 309-312

  Hart, K P ^a   Lumpkin, G R ^a   Giere, R ^b   Williams, C T ^c   McGlinn, P J ^a   Payne, T E ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b Mineralogisch Petrographisches Inst   (Switzerland)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actinides; Geochemical alteration; Natural analogues; Radiation damage; Synroc; Zirconolite

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011929527     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.1996.74.special-issue.309     Document Type: Article

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