Reaction of bentonite in low-alkali cement leachates: An overview of the Cyprus Natural Analogue Project (CNAP)

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3019-3022

  Alexander, W R ^a   Milodowski, A E ^b   Pitty, A F ^c   Hardie, S M L ^d   Kemp, S J ^b   Korkeakoski, P ^e   Rigas, M ^f   Rushton, J C ^b   Sellin, P ^g   Tweed, C J ^h  

^a BEDROCK GEOSCIENCES   (Switzerland)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c Pitty (EIA) Consulting   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^e POSIVA OY   (Finland)

^f Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cyprus   (Cyprus)

^g Stockholms Kooperativa Bostadsforening   (Sweden)

^h RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Engineered barrier systems; Low alkali cement

Indexed keywords

ALKALI CEMENT; CRITICAL PATHS; ENGINEERED BARRIER SYS-TEM; NATURAL DECAY SERIES; ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT; POTENTIAL REACTIONS; REACTION PATHWAYS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

ALKALINITY; CEMENTS; GROUNDWATER; METASTABLE PHASES;

BENTONITE;

BENTONITE; CEMENT; LEACHATE; NATURAL ANALOG; PH; REACTION KINETICS; REPOSITORY;

EID: 84875730438     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: 14718022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2012.076.8.17     Document Type: Conference Paper

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