In situ investigations and reactive transport modelling of cement paste/argillite interactions in a saturated context and outside an excavated disturbed zone

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue , 2013, Pages 94-108

  Bartier, Danièle ^a   Techer, Isabelle ^b   Dauzères, Alexandre ^c   Boulvais, Philippe ^d   Blanc Valleron, Marie Madeleine ^e   Cabrera, Justo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b CC 051 Pl E Bataillon   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^e MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL; GEOCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; IN-SITU INVESTIGATIONS; LONG-LIVED RADIOACTIVE WASTES; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELLING; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA; UNDERGROUND RESEARCH LABORATORIES;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CALCIUM SILICATE; CARBONATES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ISOTOPES; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRONTIUM;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ARGILLITE; CEMENT; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ILLITIZATION; MACROPORE; MINERALOGY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; SAFETY; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AVEYRON; FRANCE; MIDI-PYRENEES; TOURNEMIRE;

EID: 84875119140     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.12.009     Document Type: Article

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