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Radionuclide Retardation and Release Rates for Oceanic Sediments and Clay*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

F. Schreiner ,
S. Fried  and
A. Friedman
F. Schreiner
Affiliation:
Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439 USA
S. Fried
Affiliation:
Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439 USA
A. Friedman
Affiliation:
Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439 USA
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The concept of emplacing nuclear waste in the argillaceous sediments covering extensive regions of the ocean floor is being given serious consideration by a group of interested nations.1 For such a subseabed repository to be acceptable the effectiveness in isolating the radioactive material must be demonstrated. Since the waste form cannot be relied upon to retain its integrity in the suboceanic environment, the subseabed repository relies principally on the containment qualities of the sediment that forms the geologic barrier impeding the spread of radionuclides.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 11: Symposium – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management V , 1981 , 707
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1982

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This work was performed under the auspices of the Sandia National Laboratory Program Contract Numbers 13–9940 and 74–1160.

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