Monazite as a promising long-term radioactive waste matrix: Benefits of high-structural flexibility and chemical durability

American Mineralogist

Volumn 98, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 833-847

  Dacheux, Nicolas ^a   Clavier, Nicolas ^a   Podor, Renaud ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Actinides; Leaching; Monazite; Phosphate; Radwaste matrix; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; DURABILITY; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; LEACHING; MONAZITE; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; PHOSPHATES; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; RARE EARTHS; SOLID SOLUTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

COUPLED SUBSTITUTION; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; LONG-LIVED RADIONUCLIDES; NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLES; RADWASTE; STRUCTURAL FLEXIBILITIES; TETRAVALENT CATIONS;

PHOSPHATE MINERALS;

ACTINIDE; AMERICIUM; ANION; CATION; CONTAINMENT; DISSOLUTION; DURABILITY; LEACHING; MONAZITE; PHOSPHATE; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84878272083     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: 19453027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2013.4307     Document Type: Article

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