Flexible process options for the immobilisation of residues and wastes containing plutonium

Proceedings of the ICEM2007 - 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management

Volumn , Issue PART B, 2009, Pages 1453-1460

  Stewart, M W A ^a   Moricca, S A ^a   Begg, B D ^b   Day, R A ^a   Scales, C R ^c   Maddrell, E R ^c   Eilbeck, A B ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b ANSTO Inc   (United States)

^c NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED MATERIALS; FISSILE ISOTOPES; FLEXIBLE PROCESS; IMMOBILISATION; NUCLEAR POLICY; OXIDE POWDER; POLICY CHANGES; PROCESS LINE; PROCESSING OPERATIONS; SELLAFIELD; SOLID COMPONENTS; WASTE FORMS; WASTE STREAM;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; ISOTOPES; PLUTONIUM; POLLUTION; PULSE CODE MODULATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77952916503     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ICEM2007-7246     Document Type: Conference Paper

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