The kinetics of alpha-decay-induced amorphization in zircon and apatite containing weapons-grade plutonium or other actinides

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 250, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 147-155

  Weber, W J ^a   Ewing, R C ^b   Meldrum, A ^c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; PLUTONIUM; RADIATION EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; ZIRCON;

ALPHA DECAY; APATITE;

ACTINIDES;

EID: 0031380449     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(97)00271-7     Document Type: Article

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