Natural analogs and performance assessment for geologic disposal of nuclear waste

Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings

Volumn 608, Issue , 2000, Pages 533-544

  Murphy, William M ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; SPENT FUELS; URANATE MINERALS;

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT MODELS;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0034501212     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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