Effects of basicity and FeO concentration on the retention of 137Cs and 60Co in slag made from non-metallic radioactive wastes

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-51

  Nakashima, Mikio ^a   Nakashio, Nobuyuki ^a   Kameo, Yutaka ^a   Fukui, Toshiki ^a,b   Isobe, Motoyasu ^a,c   Ohtake, Atsushi ^a   Wakui, Takuji ^a   Hirabayashi, Takakuni ^a,d  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b IHI CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c Mitsubishi Nuclear Fuel Co Ltd   (Japan)

^d Radiation Application Development Association   (Japan)

Author keywords

FeO concentration; Melting treatment of radioactive waste; Network modifier; Retention of 137Cs and 60Co; Silicate network structure; Slag basicity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CALCIUM OXIDE; CESIUM 137; COBALT 60; EUROPIUM; EUROPIUM 152; FERRIC OXIDE; SILICATE; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MELTING POINT; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SLAG; SOLID; VAPORIZATION; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0038037384     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.91.1.45.19016     Document Type: Article

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