Effect of radiation on properties of confinement matrices for immobilization of actinide-bearing wastes

Geology of Ore Deposits

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 423-451

  Laverov, N P ^a   Yudintsev, S V ^a   Yudintseva, T S ^a   Stefanovsky, S V ^b   Ewing, R C ^c   Lian, J ^c   Utsunomiya, S ^c   Wang, L M ^c  

^a RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^b Radioactiv Waste Immobilization   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IRRADIATION; MINERAL ALTERATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE;

EID: 1442314104     PISSN: 10757015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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