Geochemical optimisation of a disposal system for high-level radioactive waste

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-8

  McKinley, Ian G ^a   Neall, Fiona B ^b   Kawamura, Hideki ^c   Umeki, Hiroyuki ^d  

^a McKinley Consulting   (Switzerland)

^b Neall Consulting Ltd   (Italy)

^c OBAYASHI CORPORATION   (Japan)

^d NUMO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Engineered barrier; HLW disposal; Optimisation; Prefabricated module; Safety assessment

Indexed keywords

DISPOSAL SYSTEM; ENGINEERED BARRIER; GEOCHEMICAL OPTIMISATION; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE; PREFABRICATED MODULE; SAFETY ASSESSMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SAFETY FACTOR;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CONTAINMENT BARRIER; GEOCHEMISTRY; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 33748073760     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2005.09.012     Document Type: Article

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