Identification of uranium enrichment scenarios by multi-method characterisation of immobile uranium phases

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 33, Issue 14-16, 2008, Pages 969-977

  Noseck, Ulrich ^a   Brasser, Thomas ^a   Suksi, Juhani ^a   Havlová, Václava ^a   Hercik, Mirek ^a   Denecke, Melissa A ^a   Förster, Hans Jürgen ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Enrichment; Hydrogeology; Natural analogue; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; CORRELATION METHODS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; OXIDE MINERALS; POSITIVE IONS; PYRITES; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; TRACE ELEMENTS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; VEGETATION;

ACTIVITY RATIOS; ANALYTICAL METHODS; CHARACTERISATION; CHEMICAL METHODS; COMPLEX NATURAL SYSTEMS; CZECH REPUBLICS; ELEMENT CORRELATIONS; ELEMENTS DISTRIBUTIONS; ENRICHMENT; GAINING INSIGHTS; GEOLOGICAL HISTORIES; IMMOBILISATION; KEY PROCESSES; MICROPROBE ANALYSES; MINERAL PHASES; NATURAL ANALOGUE; NATURAL URANIUMS; PYRITE SURFACES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORIES; SEM-EDX; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTIONS; SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS; URANIUM ENRICHMENTS; URANIUM MIGRATIONS; WET CHEMISTRIES;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; HYDROGEOLOGY; IMMOBILIZATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; REPOSITORY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URANIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 54549122446     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2008.05.018     Document Type: Article

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