Fickian diffusion of radionuclides for engineered containment barriers: Diffusion coefficients, Porosities, And complicating issues

Engineering Geology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 133-147

  Shackelford, Charles D ^a   Moore, Stephanie M ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Anion exclusion; Chemical speciation; Diffusion accessible porosity; Diffusion coefficient; Effective porosity; Semipermeable membrane behavior

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SPECIATION; DIFFUSION; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES;

ANION EXCLUSION; EFFECTIVE POROSITY; ENGINEERED BARRIERS; INTERLAYER DIFFUSION; MACROSCOPIC DIFFUSION; RETARDATION FACTORS; SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; STERIC HINDRANCES;

DIFFUSION BARRIERS;

ANION; CONTAINMENT BARRIER; DIFFUSION; MEMBRANE; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84870313189     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2012.10.014     Document Type: Review

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