Reactions in cement encapsulated nuclear wastes: Need for toolbox of different cement types

Advances in Applied Ceramics

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-20

  Milestone, N B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cement; Encapsulation; Immobilisation; Radioactive waste

Indexed keywords

PORTLAND CEMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

CEMENT ENCAPSULATED NUCLEAR WASTES;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE ENCAPSULATION;

EID: 33746348909     PISSN: 17436753     EISSN: 17436761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174367606X81678     Document Type: Article

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