Modeling the long-term leaching behavior of 137Cs, 60Co, and 152,154Eu radionuclides from cement-clay matrices

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 372-380

  Abdel Rahman, R O ^a   Zaki, A A ^a   El Kamash, A M ^a  

^a Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cement grouts; Diffusion coefficients; Leaching mechanism; Mathematical models; Radioactive wastes

Indexed keywords

CEMENT GROUTS; LEACHING MECHANISM;

ADDITIVES; CEMENTS; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PORTLAND CEMENT; SOLID WASTES;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

BENTONITE; CEMENT; CESIUM 137; COBALT 60; EUROPIUM 152; EUROPIUM 154; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDITIVES; CEMENTS; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PORTLAND CEMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SOLID WASTES;

CEMENT; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CLAY; COBALT ISOTOPE; DIFFUSION; EUROPIUM; LEACHING; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE; REPOSITORY;

ARTICLE; CLAY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SCREENING TEST; SOLID WASTE; STREAM (RIVER);

ALUMINUM SILICATES; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; DIFFUSION; EUROPIUM; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 34250661485     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.11.030     Document Type: Article

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