Characterisation of geopolymers for the immobilisation of intermediate level waste

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

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1807-1814

  Perera, D S ^a   Vance, E R ^a   Aly, Z ^a   Finnie, K S ^a   Hanna, J V ^a   Nicholson, C L ^b   Trautman, R L ^a   Stewart, M W A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPOLYMERS; INTERMEDIATE LEVEL WASTES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; HEATING; IONS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYMERIZATION; PORTLAND CEMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

EID: 16544375552     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ICEM2003-4589     Document Type: Conference Paper

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