Geochemical properties of bentonite pore water in high-level-waste repository condition

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-57

  Ohe, Toshiaki ^a,c,d   Tsukamoto, Masaki ^b,e  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^c KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Geologic disposal; Near field chemistry

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; MAGNETITE; PH; PYRITES; REDOX REACTIONS;

PORE WATER CHEMISTRY; PYRITE MAGNETITE ALTERATION;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0031118604     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT97-A35356     Document Type: Article

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