Thermodynamic interpretation of neptunium coprecipitation in uranophane for application to the Yucca Mountain repository

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 96, Issue 9-11, 2008, Pages 563-567

  Murphy, W M ^a   Grambow, B ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUBATECH   (France)

Author keywords

Aqueous speciation; Coprecipitation; Neptunium; Uranophane; Yucca mountain

Indexed keywords

EID: 56649124580     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2008.1537     Document Type: Conference Paper

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