Unfavorable conditions for nuclear critically following disposal of transuranic waste at the waste isolation pilot plant

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 99-129

  Rechard, R P ^a   Sanchez, L C ^a   Trellue, H R ^a   Stockman, C T ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Criticality; Geologic repository performance; Radioactive waste disposal

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

TRANSURANIC WASTE; WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT;

CRITICALITY (NUCLEAR FISSION);

EID: 0035474703     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT01-3     Document Type: Article

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