Materials science of high-level nuclear waste immobilization

MRS Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-53

  Weber, William J ^a   Navrotsky, Alexandra ^a   Stefanovsky, Sergey ^a   Vance, Eric R ^a   Vernaz, Etienne ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOROSILICATE GLASS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; GLASS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; NUCLEAR FUELS; RADIATION DAMAGE; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

GEOLOGIC REPOSITORY; GLASSES AND CERAMICS; HIGH LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTES; INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM; NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLES; NUCLEAR WASTE IMMOBILIZATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 62249201417     PISSN: 08837694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/mrs2009.12     Document Type: Article

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