The accelerated weathering of a radioactive low-activity waste glass under hydraulically unsaturated conditions: Experimental results from a pressurized unsaturated flow test

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-165

  Pierce, Eric M ^a   McGrail, B P ^a   Valenta, M M ^a   Strachan, D M ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated weathering; Immobilized low activity waste glass; Pressurized unsaturated flow system

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; GLASS; HYDRATION; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOISOTOPES; SOLUBILITY; WEATHERING;

ACCELERATED WEATHERING; IMMOBILIZED LOW-ACTIVITY WASTE GLASS; PRESSURIZED UNSATURATED FLOW SYSTEM;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

EID: 33747588121     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT06-A3753     Document Type: Article

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