Radiation effects on clay mineral properties

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-149

  Allard, Th ^a   Calas, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Clay; Defect; Engineered barrier; Irradiation; Nuclear waste

Indexed keywords

AMORPHIZATION; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; DEFECTS; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; IONIZING RADIATION; IONS; IRRADIATION; KAOLINITE; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; POINT DEFECTS; RADIATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION SHIELDING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR); SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CLAY; CLAY PROPERTIES; DEFECT; ENGINEERED BARRIER; HOST ROCKS; IRRADIATION DOSES; IRRADIATION EFFECTS; LAYER CHARGE; NUCLEAR WASTE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT (PA); RECOIL NUCLEUS; SAFETY ASSESSMENTS; SMECTITE; SURFACE REACTIVITY; WASTE REPOSITORIES;

CLAY MINERALS;

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; DEFECT; DICKITE; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; ILLITE; IRRADIATION; KAOLINITE; MONTMORILLONITE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REACTIVE BARRIER; REDOX CONDITIONS; SMECTITE;

EID: 58649086456     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2008.07.032     Document Type: Review

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