Na, Mg, Ni and Cs distribution and speciation after long-term alteration of a simulated nuclear waste glass: A micro-XAS/XRF/XRD and wet chemical study

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2283-2298

  Curti, Enzo ^a,d   Dähn, Rainer ^a   Farges, François ^b,c   Vespa, Marika ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Helmoltz Virtual Institute Advanced Solid Aqueous RadioGeochemistry   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; GLASS; LEACHING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE; SOLID SOLUTION; SOLUBILITY; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TRACE ELEMENT; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 62349086627     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.01.032     Document Type: Article

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