Modeling the solubility of zirconia in a repository for high-level radioactive waste

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 274, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 189-196

  Curti, E ^a   Hummel, W ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CARBONATES; DISSOLUTION; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION; SOLUBILITY; SPENT FUELS; WATER; ZIRCONIA;

INERT MATRIX FUELS (IMF);

MIXED OXIDE FUELS;

EID: 0032685553     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(99)00044-6     Document Type: Article

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