Modeling of transport and reaction in an engineered barrier for radioactive waste confinement

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 155-171

  Montes H, G ^a   Fritz, B ^a   Clement, A ^a   Michau, N ^b  

^a UMR 7063   (France)

^b ANDRA   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical transformations; Engineered barrier; KIRMAT code; Mass transport; Modelling; MX80 bentonite; Radioactive waste

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BENTONITE; DIFFUSION; MASS TRANSFER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REACTION KINETICS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; CHEMICAL-ELEMENTS DIFFUSION; FLUID INTERACTIONS; GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL SYSTEMS;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

BENTONITE; CONTAINMENT BARRIER; RADIOACTIVE WASTE;

EID: 19144370993     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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