A technique for estimating one-dimensional diffusion coefficients in low-permeability sedimentary rock using X-ray radiography: Comparison with through-diffusion measurements

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-12

  Cavé, Lisa ^a   Al, Tom ^a   Xiang, Yan ^a   Vilks, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Geologic repository; Nuclear waste management; Sedimentary rock; X ray radiography

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CODES (SYMBOLS); DIFFUSION; ENERGY CONVERSION; EXPERIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; LIMESTONE; LIQUIDS; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; POROSITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE ENCAPSULATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; ROCKS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SHALE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; X RAYS;

AB SORPTION COEFFICIENTS; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; BEFORE AND AFTER; BULK SAMPLES; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; DEEP GEOLOGIC REPOSITORIES; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; DIFFUSION EXPERIMENTS; DIFFUSION MEASUREMENTS; DIFFUSION METHODS; DIFFUSIVE PROPERTIES; GEOLOGIC MATERIALS; GEOLOGIC REPOSITORY; HETEROGENEOUS DISTRIBUTIONS; LOW POROSITIES; MEAN VALUES; NUCLEAR POWERS; NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT; PERMEABILITY ROCKS; PORE DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; POROSITY MEASUREMENTS; RELATIVE CONCENTRATIONS; ROCK SAMPLES; ROCK TYPES; STANDARD DEVIATIONS; WATER LOSSES;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

LIMESTONE; POTASSIUM IODIDE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIFFUSION; ESTIMATION METHOD; IODIDE; PERMEABILITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOGRAPHY; REPOSITORY; SATURATION; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; WASTE MANAGEMENT; X-RAY;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; ROCK; SHALE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

DIFFUSION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IODIDES; PERMEABILITY; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 56949085842     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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