Effective diffusivity of neptunium and plutonium in granite from Inada, Ibaraki, Japan under anaerobic conditions

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 863-868

  Yamaguchi, T ^a   Nakayama, S ^a   Okamoto, H ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbonato complexes; Diffusivity; Granite; Neptunium; Plutonium; Through diffusion

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE; NEPTUNIUM; PLUTONIUM;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DIFFUSION; GRANITE; JAPAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR MODEL;

EID: 0037695943     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2002.90.12_2002.863     Document Type: Article

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