Modelling of radionuclide release from a concrete container

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-107

  Bejaoui, Syriac ^a   Sercombe, J ^b   Mugler, C ^c   Peycelon, H ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

^b IRFM   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Concrete; Cracking; Leaching; Modelling; Radionuclide; Release

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; DIFFUSION; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

CHEMO-TRANSPORT MODEL; TRANSPORT EQUATION;

RADIOISOTOPES;

CONCRETES; DIFFUSION; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOISOTOPES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETE STRUCTURE; CRACKING; DIFFUSION; LEACHING; MODELING; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 34250869628     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-006-9066-3     Document Type: Article

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