Studies of the fundamental chemistry of Hanford tank sludges

Proceedings of the International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation, ICEM

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 177-184

  Lumetta, Gregg J ^a   Rapko, Brian M ^a   Cho, Herman M ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL CHEMICAL SPECIES; RADIOACTIVE TANK WASTES;

BOROSILICATE GLASS; COLLOIDS; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; LEACHING; OXIDATION; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASHING; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 16544373867     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ICEM2003-4633     Document Type: Conference Paper

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