Use of poly(methyl methacrylate) in radioactive waste management: I. Radiation stability and degradation

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 240-245

  Ozdemir T ^a   Usanmaz, A ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Degradation; Gamma; Irradiation; Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA); Polymer; Radioactive; Waste

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ESTERS; EXPERIMENTS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

DOSE RATES; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; GAMMA; GAMMA IRRADIATIONS; IRRADIATION DOSES; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) (PMMA); RADIATION STABILITIES; RADIOACTIVE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENTS; SPECTRAL ANALYSES; TOTAL DOSES; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTHS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 58349101091     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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