Docking 90Sr radionuclide in cement: An atomistic modeling study

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 70-71, Issue , 2014, Pages 39-44

  Youssef, Mostafa ^a   Pellenq, Roland J M ^a,b   Yildiz, Bilge ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cement; Mechanical properties; Molecular simulation; Nuclear waste storage

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SILICATE; CEMENTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPES; SILICATES;

ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; CALCIUM SILICATE HYDRATE; CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE; RADIOACTIVE STRONTIUM; STRONTIUM SUBSTITUTIONS;

STRONTIUM;

CEMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE; REPOSITORY; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84901635912     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2013.11.007     Document Type: Article

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