An overview of a natural analogue study of the Tono Uranium Deposit, central Japan

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-12

  Sasao, Eiji ^a   Ota, Kunio ^a   Iwatsuki, Teruki ^a   Niizato, Tadafumi ^a   Arthur, Randolph C ^b   Stenhouse, Michael J ^b   Zhou, Wei ^b   Metcalfe, Richard ^c   Takase, Hiroyasu ^c   Mackenzie, Angus B ^d  

^a Tono Geoscience Center   (Japan)

^b Monitor Scientific LLC   (United States)

^c Quintessa Limited   (Japan)

^d SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep geological disposal; High level radioactive waste; Natural analogue; Uranium deposit

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; URANIUM; URANIUM DEPOSITS;

CLASSIFICATION AND SCREENINGS; DEEP GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL; HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; NATURAL ANALOGUE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION; SYSTEMATIC IDENTIFICATION; WORST CASE SCENARIO;

DEPOSITS;

NATURAL ANALOG; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; URANIUM;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; IWATE; JAPAN; TOHOKU; TONO;

EID: 33344463881     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/05-084     Document Type: Review

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