In situ production of 36Cl in uranium ore: A hydrogeological assessment tool

Water Resources Research

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1511-1518

  Cornett, R J ^a   Cramer, J ^b   Andrews, H R ^a   Chant, L A ^a   Davies, W ^a   Greiner, B F ^a   Imahori, Y ^a   Koslowsky, V ^a   McKay, J ^a   Milton, G M ^a   Milton, J C D ^a  

^a CANADIAN NUCLEAR LABORATORIES   (Canada)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION; GROUND WATER; TRACER; URANIUM;

AQUIFER; CLAY; LAKE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ROCK;

CHLORINE-36; FLUID FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; TRACER; URANIUM ORE;

CANADA, SASKATCHEWAN, CIGAR LAKE;

EID: 0029661173     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95WR03821     Document Type: Article

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