O and H diffusion in uraninite: Implications for fluid-uraninite interactions, nuclear waste disposal, and nuclear forensics

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 3677-3686

  Fayek, Mostafa ^a   Anovitz, Lawrence M ^b   Cole, David R ^c   Bostick, Debra A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIFFUSION; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MINERALIZATION; OXYGEN; URANINITE; URANIUM;

EID: 79957805824     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.03.040     Document Type: Article

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