The removal of the pertechnetate ion and actinides from radioactive waste streams at Hanford, Washington, USA and Sellafield, Cumbria, UK: The role of iron-sulfide-containing adsorbent materials

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 226, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 375-385

  Watson, J H P ^a   Ellwood, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IONS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

RADIOACTIVE IONS;

NUCLEAR PHYSICS;

EID: 0242695627     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(03)00194-8     Document Type: Article

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