Phosphates and nuclear waste storage

Elements

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-116

  Oelkers, Eric H ^a   Montel, Jean Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Apatite; Monazite; Nuclear ceramics; Nuclear waste disposal

Indexed keywords

APATITE; BOROSILICATE GLASS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; MONAZITE; PHOSPHATES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

BACKFILL MATERIAL; DISSOLUTION RATES; GEOLOGICAL FLUIDS; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; LABOR INTENSIVE; NUCLEAR CERAMICS; NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE;

APATITE; BACKFILL; CERAMICS; CORROSION; MONAZITE; PHOSPHATE GROUP; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 46449113204     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/GSELEMENTS.4.2.113     Document Type: Article

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