Hydrothermal alteration of a simulated nuclear waste glass : Effects of a thermal gradient and of a chemical barrier

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 533-548

  Poinssot, Christophe ^a,b   Goffé, Bruno ^a   Magonthier, Marie Claude ^b   Toulhoat, Pierre ^b  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Glass corrosion; Hydrothermal alteration; Mass transfer; Nuclear waste; Thermal gradient

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CLAY ALTERATION; CLAY PRODUCTS; DEIONIZED WATER; GLASS; GLASS INDUSTRY; KAOLINITE; MASS TRANSFER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SILICATES; THERMAL GRADIENTS; ZIRCONIUM;

CHEMICAL BARRIERS; CONFINEMENT PROPERTIES; GEOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT; GLASS CORROSION; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATIONS; NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY; NUCLEAR WASTE GLASS; X RAY MICRODIFFRACTION;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION;

CHEMICAL BARRIER; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MASS TRANSFER; NUCLEAR WASTE GLASS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; THERMAL GRADIENT;

EID: 0029750703     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/8/3/0533     Document Type: Article

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