The 'granite encapsulation' route to the safe disposal of Pu and other actinides

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 374, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 364-369

  Gibb, F G F ^a   Taylor, K J ^a   Burakov, B E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b KHLOPIN RADIUM INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; BOREHOLES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CERAMIC WASTE; RECRYSTALLIZED GRANITE; WASTE ACTINIDES;

GRANITE;

EID: 39449139123     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2007.08.018     Document Type: Article

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