Estimating heat generation rates for wastes contaminated primarily by 137Cs and 90Sr

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 82-87

  Jarzemba, Mark S ^a,b  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat generation; Radiation; Vitrified waste

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BARIUM; CESIUM; GAMMA RAYS; HEAT RADIATION; RADIOISOTOPES; STRONTIUM;

BETA RADIATION; HEAT GENERATION; RADIOACTIVE DECAY;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION;

EID: 0032186633     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT98-A2910     Document Type: Article

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