Simulation of radionuclide migration in groundwater away from an underground nuclear test

Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings

Volumn 608, Issue , 2000, Pages 199-210

  Tompson, A F B ^a   Bruton, C J ^a   Bourcier, W L ^a   Shumaker, D E ^b   Kersting, A B ^c   Smith, D K ^c   Carle, S F ^a   Pawloski, G A ^a   Rard, J A ^a  

^a Geosciences and Environmental Technologies Division   (United States)

^b Center for Applied Scientific Computing   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER;

ALLUVIUM; UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0034509276     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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