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The Buffering Mechanisms in Leaching of Composites of Cement with Radioactive Waste

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Mary W. Barnes  and
Della M. Roy
Mary W. Barnes
Affiliation:
Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Della M. Roy
Affiliation:
Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Composites of cement and radioactive waste are being used for disposal of low level waste and may be used for high level waste. It is important to be able to predict their behavior in case of intrusion of leaching waters. The purpose of this paper is to determine the mechanisms of leaching of the cement and how the presence of radioactive waste components affects these mechanisms in composites.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 15: Symposium D – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management VI , 1982 , 159
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1983

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