Provision of diffusion coefficients for argillaceous media in support of preliminary safety assessment within the French HLW disposal programme

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 21, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 351-363

  Stenhouse, Michael J ^a   Merceron, Thierry ^b   De Martinville, Edouard Scott ^b  

^a Intera Information Technologies Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b ANDRA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM; CESIUM; GROUND WATER; IODINE; MINERAL; NEPTUNIUM; NICKEL; NIOBIUM; PLUTONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; SELENIUM; TECHNETIUM; THORIUM; TIN; URANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

CLAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FRANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; ROCK; SAFETY;

DIFFUSION; RADIOACTIVE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARGILLACEOUS MEDIUM; DIFFUSION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SAFETY ASSESSMENT;

FRANCE;

EID: 0029656352     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-7722(95)00058-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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