Determination of the effective diffusion coefficient for 125I- in Beishan granite

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-117

  Lu, C J ^a   Liu, C L ^a   Chen, T ^a   Wang, J ^b   Wang, X Y ^a   Su, R ^b   Sun, J Y ^a   Yang, R X ^a   Zhang, X S ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF URANIUM GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

125I ; Beishan granite; Effective diffusion coefficient; Geological disposal; High level radioactive wastes

Indexed keywords

EID: 39449092334     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2008.1469     Document Type: Article

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