Characterization of high phosphate radioactive tank waste and simulant development

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 7843-7848

  Lumetta, Gregg J ^a   Mcnamara, Bruce K ^a   Buck, Edgar C ^a   Fiskum, Sandra K ^a   Snow, Lanée A ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS IRON; CAUSTIC LEACHING; COMPLEX MIXTURE; HIGH LEVEL WASTE; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; PILOT-SCALE TESTING; PRE-TREATMENT; PRETREATMENT PROCESS; SODIUM SALT; TANK WASTE; WASTE MATERIALS; WASTE SIMULANTS;

BISMUTH; IRON COMPOUNDS; LEACHING; NUCLEAR FUELS; PHOSPHORUS; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVITY; SALTS; SEMICONDUCTING BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); URANIUM;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

BISMUTH; BISMUTH DERIVATIVE; BISMUTH PHOSPHATE; FERRIC PHOSPHATE; IRON; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; SILICON; SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM;

BISMUTH; IRRADIATION; LEACHING; PHOSPHATE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SLUDGE; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; LEACHING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SIMULATION; SLUDGE;

BISMUTH; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PHOSPHORUS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 70449894942     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9013745     Document Type: Article

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