Diffusion and sorption of neptunium(V) in compacted montmorillonite: Effects of carbonate and salinity

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 98, Issue 9-11, 2010, Pages 711-718

  Tachi, Y ^a   Nakazawa, T ^b   Ochs, M ^c   Yotsuji, K ^a   Suyama, T ^a   Seida, Y ^a   Yamada, N ^b   Yui, M ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c BMG Engineering Ltd   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Modeling; Montmorillonite; Neptunium(V); Sorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951714173     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2010.1772     Document Type: Article

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