Transport and leaching of technetium and uranium from spent UO2 fuel in compacted bentonite clay

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 277, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 288-294

  Rameback H ^a   Albinsson, Y ^a   Skalberg M ^a   Eklund, U B ^b   Kjellberg, L ^b   Werme, L ^c  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b STUDSVIK NUCLEAR AB   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH NUCLEAR FUEL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT CO   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; BENTONITE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON; LEACHING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RADIOISOTOPES; REDUCTION; SPENT FUELS; TECHNETIUM; URANIUM; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

INDUCTIVELY-COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION;

EID: 0342526697     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(99)00152-X     Document Type: Article

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