Consideration of nuclear criticality when directly disposing highly enriched spent nuclear fuel in unsaturated tuff - II: Geochemical constraints

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 222-251

  Rechard, Rob P ^a   Sanchez, Lawrence C ^a   Trellue, Holly R ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Criticality; Geologic repository performance; Radio active waste disposal

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CARBONATES; CRITICALITY (NUCLEAR FISSION); DISSOLUTION; EVAPORATION; IRON OXIDES; MIXING; PH; PLUTONIUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; URANIUM;

FISSILE MATERIAL; GEOCHEMICAL CONSTRAINT;

SPENT FUELS;

EID: 0242315663     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT03-5     Document Type: Article

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