Interaction of Tournemire argillite (Aveyron, France) with hyperalkaline fluids: Batch experiments performed with powdered and/or compact materials

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 32, Issue 1-7, 2007, Pages 320-333

  Devol Brown, I ^a   Tinseau, E ^a   Bartier, D ^b   Mifsud, A ^a   Stammose, D ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Alkaline pH; Experimental investigation; Fluids; Nuclear waste repositories; SEM; Tournemire argillite; XRD

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

HYPERALKALINE FLUIDS; NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORIES; TOURNEMIRE ARGILLITE;

GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES;

ALKALINE ROCK; ARGILLITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAYSTONE; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PERCOLATION; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REPOSITORY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TESTING METHOD; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AVEYRON; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MIDI-PYRENEES; TOURNEMIRE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847718361     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.02.046     Document Type: Article

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