Simulation study on the use of strippable coatings for radiocesium decontamination of concrete

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 162, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 1111-1120

  Tan, Min ^a   Whitaker, John D ^b   Schwartz, Daniel T ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b Isotron R and D Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Decontamination; Dirty bomb; Radiological dispersion device; Radionuclide; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; APPLICATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; BOMBS (ORDNANCE); BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; CESIUM; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONTAMINATION; DECONTAMINATION; DIFFUSION COATINGS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RADIOISOTOPES; WATER CONTENT;

CAPILLARY PRESSURES; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; CONCRETE SUBSTRATES; CONCRETE SURFACES; CONTACT TIMES; CONVECTION MODELS; DELAY TIMES; DIRTY BOMB; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENTS; EQUILIBRIUM ADSORPTIONS; KEY FACTORS; MOISTURE CONTENTS; MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS; OPERATION VARIABLES; RADIOLOGICAL DISPERSION DEVICE; RADIONUCLIDE; SIMULATION; SIMULATION STUDIES; TRANSIENT SATURATIONS; WATER WICKING;

SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

CESIUM;

CESIUM; COATING; CONCRETE; MODELING; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFUSION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; SIMULATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TRANSPORT;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 57649239616     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.05.153     Document Type: Article

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