Immobilization technique of cesium to hzr2(po4)3 using an autoclave

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 631-633

  Nakayama, Susumu ^a   Itoh, Katsuhiko ^b  

^a NIIHAMA NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Technical Research and Development Division   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoclave; Crystalline proton type zirconium phosphate; Environmental pollution; High level radioactive waste; Immobilization; Immobilization temperature; Immobilized product; Immobilized ratio; Leaching rate; Preparation ratio; Radioactive cesium

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CESIUM; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEACHING; POLLUTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE; IMMOBILIZATION; IMMOBILIZATION TEMPERATURE; LEACHING RATE; RADIOACTIVE CESIUM; ZIRCONIUM PHOSPHATE;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

EID: 0141904102     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2003.9715400     Document Type: Article

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