Distribution & Solubility of Radionuclides & Neutron Absorbers in Waste Forms for Disposition of Plutonium Ash & Scraps, Excess Plutonium, and Miscellaneous Spent Nuclear Fuels

Technical Report · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/831153· OSTI ID:831153

Strachan, Denis M; Vance, Eric R; Shuh, David K; Ewing, Rodney C

The objective of this research is to develop a basic understanding of the distribution and solubility of radionuclides and neutron absorbers in waste forms and their release from waste forms by studying the local structural environments of these constituents in representative materials.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA; Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organization; Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., Berkeley, CA; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: FG07-97ER45672; FG07-97ER45676
• OSTI ID: 831153
• Report Number(s): EMSP-60387-1999; R&D Project: EMSP 60387; `; TRN: US0405641
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1 Jun 1999
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
DISTRIBUTION
NEUTRON ABSORBERS
NUCLEAR FUELS
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RADIOISOTOPES
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