Validation of matrix diffusion modeling

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 35, Issue 6-8, 2010, Pages 259-264

  Voutilainen, M ^a   Kekalainen P ^a   Hautojarvi A ^b   Timonen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b POSIVA OY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Conductivity measurement; Matrix diffusion; Modeling; Radionuclide transport

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION PRODUCTS; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; CONSISTENT VALUES; DEVELOPED MATRIX; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; FINITE DEPTH; FINLAND; FITTING PARAMETERS; FLOW CHANNELS; HOST MEDIUMS; INPUT AND OUTPUTS; MATRIX; MATRIX DIFFUSION; MEASURING SYSTEMS; POROUS MATRIXS; RADIONUCLIDE TRANSPORT; RETARDING MECHANISM; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS; STAGNANT WATER; SYNTHETIC FIBRES; TRACER MOLECULES;

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPES; SYNTHETIC FIBERS;

DIFFUSION;

CRYSTALLINE ROCK; DIFFUSION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MODELING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; REPOSITORY;

FINLAND;

EID: 77954760301     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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