Effects of ventilation and backfill on a mined waste disposal facility

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 172, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 205-219

  Manteufel, Randall D ^a,b  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; THERMAL LOAD; VENTILATION;

AREAL MASS LOADING (AML) STRATEGY;

GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES;

EID: 0031551170     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0029-5493(96)01360-x     Document Type: Article

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