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Topics: Cements (Adhesives) , Cements (Building materials) , Chemical kinetics , Concretes , Drilling , Groundwater , Leachates , Modeling , Polishing equipment , Radioactive wastes

Low Alkaline Cement Used in the Construction of a Gallery in the Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory

Masashi Nakayama, Haruo Sato, Yutaka Sugita, Seiji Ito, Masashi Minamide, Yoshito Kitagawa

ICEM 2010; 51-56https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40038

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View Articletitled, Low Alkaline Cement Used in the Construction of a Gallery in the Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory

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Topics: Cements (Adhesives) , Construction

The Long-Term Stability of Geological Environments in the Various Rock Types in Japan From the Perspective of Uranium Mineralization

Eiji Sasao

ICEM 2010; 57-64https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40039

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View Articletitled, The Long-Term Stability of Geological Environments in the Various Rock Types in Japan From the Perspective of Uranium Mineralization

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Topics: Radioactive wastes , Rocks , Stability , Uranium

Effects of Nitrate on Nuclide Solubility for Co-Location Disposal of TRU Waste and HLW

Morihiro Mihara, Toshiyuki Nakazawa, Norikazu Yamada, Gento Kamei

ICEM 2010; 65-70https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40040

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View Articletitled, Effects of Nitrate on Nuclide Solubility for Co-Location Disposal of TRU Waste and HLW

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Topics: Equilibrium (Physics) , Ions , Nuclides , Oxidation , Radioactive wastes , Radioisotopes , Safety , Sodium , Tin

Development of Methodology of Groundwater Flow and Solute Transport Analysis in the Horonobe Area, Hokkaido, Japan

Keisuke Maekawa, Hitoshi Makino, Hiroshi Kurikami, Tadafumi Niizato, Manabu Inagaki, Makoto Kawamura

ICEM 2010; 71-80https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40041

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View Articletitled, Development of Methodology of Groundwater Flow and Solute Transport Analysis in the Horonobe Area, Hokkaido, Japan

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Groundwater , Safety , Seas , Shorelines , Simulation , Trajectories (Physics)

A Study on Groundwater Infiltration in the Horonobe Area, Northern Hokkaido, Japan

Hideharu Yokota, Yoichi Yamamoto, Keisuke Maekawa, Minoru Hara

ICEM 2010; 81-86https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40047

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View Articletitled, A Study on Groundwater Infiltration in the Horonobe Area, Northern Hokkaido, Japan

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Topics: Groundwater , Soil

Effective Use of Uranium Resources and Dissolution of Recovered Uranium Storage Accumulation by a Uranium Multi-Recycle System

Kenji Kotoh, Yuzo Yamashita, Takeshi Nakamura

ICEM 2010; 87-96https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40051

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View Articletitled, Effective Use of Uranium Resources and Dissolution of Recovered Uranium Storage Accumulation by a Uranium Multi-Recycle System

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Topics: Storage , Uranium

Development of Comprehensive Techniques for Coastal Site Characterisation: Part 3—Conceptualisation of Long-Term Geosphere Evolution

Tadafumi Niizato, Kenji Amano, Kunio Ota, Takanori Kunimaru, Bill Lanyon, W. Russell Alexander

ICEM 2010; 97-106https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40052

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View Articletitled, Development of Comprehensive Techniques for Coastal Site Characterisation: Part 3—Conceptualisation of Long-Term Geosphere Evolution

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Topics: Shorelines

Advanced ORIENT Cycle: Progress on Fission Product Separation and Utilization

Isao Yamagishi, Masaki Ozawa, Hitoshi Mimura, Shohei Kanamura, Koji Mizuguchi

ICEM 2010; 107-116https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40053

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View Articletitled, Advanced ORIENT Cycle: Progress on Fission Product Separation and Utilization

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Topics: Cycles , Nuclear fission , Platinum group metals , Radioactive wastes , Separation (Technology)

Relationship Between Hypocentral Distribution and Geological Structure in the Horonobe Area, Northern Hokkaido, Japan

Tetsuya Tokiwa, Koichi Asamori, Naoto Hiraga, Osamu Yamada, Hirokazu Moriya, Hikaru Hotta, Itaru Kitamura, Hideharu Yokota

ICEM 2010; 117-122https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40054

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View Articletitled, Relationship Between Hypocentral Distribution and Geological Structure in the Horonobe Area, Northern Hokkaido, Japan

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Topics: Earthquakes , Seismic reflection surveying

Development of Comprehensive Techniques for Coastal Site Characterisation: Part 1—Strategic Overview

Kunio Ota, Kenji Amano, Tadafumi Niizato, W. Russell Alexander, Yoshiaki Yamanaka

ICEM 2010; 123-132https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40056

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View Articletitled, Development of Comprehensive Techniques for Coastal Site Characterisation: Part 1—Strategic Overview

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Shorelines

Technical Know-How for Modeling of Geological Environment: Part 1—Overview and Groundwater Flow Modeling

Hiromitsu Saegusa, Shinji Takeuchi, Keisuke Maekawa, Hideaki Osawa, Takeshi Semba

ICEM 2010; 133-140https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40062

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View Articletitled, Technical Know-How for Modeling of Geological Environment: Part 1—Overview and Groundwater Flow Modeling

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Groundwater , Modeling

Natural Analogues of Cement: Overview of the Unique Systems in Jordan

G. Kamei, W. R. Alexander, I. D. Clark, P. Degnan, M. Elie, H. Khoury, A. E. Milodowski, A. F. Pitty, E. Salameh, J. A. T. Smellie

ICEM 2010; 141-147https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40063

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View Articletitled, Natural Analogues of Cement: Overview of the Unique Systems in Jordan

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Topics: Cements (Adhesives) , Leachates , Rocks , Groundwater , Combustion , Polishing equipment , Radioactive waste repositories , Radioisotopes

Hydrogeological Characterization Based on Long Term Groundwater Pressure Monitoring

Shuji Daimaru, Ryuji Takeuchi, Masaki Takeda, Masayuki Ishibashi

ICEM 2010; 149-158https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40064

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View Articletitled, Hydrogeological Characterization Based on Long Term Groundwater Pressure Monitoring

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Topics: Groundwater , Pressure , Shafts (Excavations)

Development of a Quality Management System (QMS) for Borehole Investigations: Part 2—Evaluation of Applicability of QMS Methodology for the Hydrochemical Dataset

Takanori Kunimaru, Kunio Ota, Kenji Amano, W. Russell Alexander

ICEM 2010; 159-168https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40065

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View Articletitled, Development of a Quality Management System (QMS) for Borehole Investigations: Part 2—Evaluation of Applicability of QMS Methodology for the Hydrochemical Dataset

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Topics: Quality management , Errors , Groundwater , Rocks

Technical Know-How for Modeling of a Geological Environment: Part 2—Geological Modeling

Toshiyuki Matsuoka, Kenji Amano, Hideaki Osawa, Takeshi Semba

ICEM 2010; 169-173https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40066

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View Articletitled, Technical Know-How for Modeling of a Geological Environment: Part 2—Geological Modeling

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Topics: Modeling

An Analytical Model on the Sealing Performance of Space for the Design of Buffer Material and Backfill Material

Haruo Sato

ICEM 2010; 175-184https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40067

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View Articletitled, An Analytical Model on the Sealing Performance of Space for the Design of Buffer Material and Backfill Material

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Topics: Clearances (Engineering) , Design , Polishing equipment , Sealing (Process)

Current Status of Horonobe URL Project in Construction Phase

Hironobu Abe, Koichiro Hatanaka

ICEM 2010; 185-192https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40069

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View Articletitled, Current Status of Horonobe URL Project in Construction Phase

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Topics: Construction

Evaluation of the Long-Term Evolution of the Groundwater System in the Mizunami Area, Japan

Takashi Mizuno, Antoni E. Milodowski, Teruki Iwatsuki

ICEM 2010; 193-201https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40070

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View Articletitled, Evaluation of the Long-Term Evolution of the Groundwater System in the Mizunami Area, Japan

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Topics: Groundwater , Fracture (Materials) , Fracture (Process) , Precipitation , Water , Carbon , Oxygen , Rocks

Evaluation of Behavior of Rare Earth Elements Based on Determination of Chemical State in Groundwater in Granite

Yuhei Yamamoto, Daisuke Aosai, Takashi Mizuno

ICEM 2010; 203-212https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40072

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View Articletitled, Evaluation of Behavior of Rare Earth Elements Based on Determination of Chemical State in Groundwater in Granite

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Topics: Groundwater

Development of New Ultrafiltration Techniques Maintaining In-Situ Hydrochemical Conditions for Colloidal Study

Daisuke Aosai, Yuhei Yamamoto, Takashi Mizuno

ICEM 2010; 213-220https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40074

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View Articletitled, Development of New Ultrafiltration Techniques Maintaining In-Situ Hydrochemical Conditions for Colloidal Study

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Topics: Groundwater , Instrumentation , Oxidation , Pressure , Steel

Study on the Estimation Error Caused by Using One-Dimensional Model for the Evaluation of Dipole Tracer Test

Yuji Ijiri, Yumi Naemura, Kenji Amano, Keisuke Maekawa, Atsushi Sawada, Kunio Ota, Takanori Kunimaru

ICEM 2010; 221-228https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40077

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View Articletitled, Study on the Estimation Error Caused by Using One-Dimensional Model for the Evaluation of Dipole Tracer Test

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Topics: Dipoles (Electromagnetism) , Errors , Uncertainty , Flow (Dynamics) , Fracture (Materials) , Fracture (Process) , Design , Fittings , Groundwater , Hydraulic conductivity

Site Selection for a Geological Disposal in France: An Approach of Convergence

Gerald Ouzounian, Roberto Miguez, Jean-Louis Tison

ICEM 2010; 229-236https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40084

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View Articletitled, Site Selection for a Geological Disposal in France: An Approach of Convergence

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Topics: Construction , Containment , Design , Governments , Licensing , Manufacturing , Radioactive substances , Rocks , Safety , Separation (Technology)

Sorption Behavior of Iodine on Calcium Silicate Hydrates Formed as a Secondary Mineral

Keisuke Shirai, Yuichi Niibori, Akira Kirishima, Hitoshi Mimura

ICEM 2010; 237-242https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40089

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View Articletitled, Sorption Behavior of Iodine on Calcium Silicate Hydrates Formed as a Secondary Mineral

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Topics: Minerals , Sorption , Groundwater , Equilibrium (Physics) , Hardening (Curing) , Nuclides , Water

Overview of NUMO’s Policy for Implementing Safe Geological Disposal and Developing Supporting Technologies

H. Tsuchi, K. Ishiguro, A. Deguchi, Y. Takahashi, K. Kaku

ICEM 2010; 243-249https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40097

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View Articletitled, Overview of NUMO’s Policy for Implementing Safe Geological Disposal and Developing Supporting Technologies

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Topics: Decision making , Nuclear environmental management , Radioactive wastes , Safety

Development of the Quality Management System for Borehole Investigations: Part 1—Quality Assurance and Quality Control Methodology for Hydraulic Packer Testing

Shinji Takeuchi, Takanori Kunimaru, Kunio Ota, Bernd Frieg

ICEM 2010; 251-260https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40098

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View Articletitled, Development of the Quality Management System for Borehole Investigations: Part 1—Quality Assurance and Quality Control Methodology for Hydraulic Packer Testing

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Topics: Quality control , Quality management , Testing

Comparison of Post-Irradiation Experimental Data and Theoretical Calculations for Inventory Estimation of Long-Lived Fission Products in Spent Nuclear Fuel

Shiho Asai, Yukiko Hanzawa, Keisuke Okumura, Hideya Suzuki, Masaaki Toshimitsu, Nobuo Shinohara, Satoru Kaneko, Kensuke Suzuki

ICEM 2010; 261-264https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40101

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View Articletitled, Comparison of Post-Irradiation Experimental Data and Theoretical Calculations for Inventory Estimation of Long-Lived Fission Products in Spent Nuclear Fuel

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Topics: Irradiation (Radiation exposure) , Nuclear fission , Radioactive wastes , Spent nuclear fuels , Tin

Selective Uptake of Palladium From High-Level Liquid Wastes by Hybrid Microcapsules Enclosed With Insoluble Ferrocyanides

Hitoshi Mimura, Takashi Sakakibara, Wu Yan, Yuichi Niibori, Shin-ichi Koyama, Takashi Ohnishi

ICEM 2010; 265-272https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40103

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View Articletitled, Selective Uptake of Palladium From High-Level Liquid Wastes by Hybrid Microcapsules Enclosed With Insoluble Ferrocyanides

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Topics: Filters , Palladium , Sol-gel processing , Ions , Particulate matter , Separation (Technology) , Crystals , Flow (Dynamics) , Ion exchange , Metals

An Empirical Model to Determine the Modes of Corrosion of Carbon Steel Under Near Field Environments of Geological Disposal

Toshikatsu Maeda, Masatoshi Watanabe, Seiji Takeda, Shinichi Nakayama

ICEM 2010; 273-278https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40113

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View Articletitled, An Empirical Model to Determine the Modes of Corrosion of Carbon Steel Under Near Field Environments of Geological Disposal

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Topics: Carbon steel , Corrosion , Alloys , Current density , Diffusion (Physics) , Oxygen , Protons , Temperature , Water

Regulatory Research for Geological Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste in Japan

Shinichi Nakayama, Yoshio Watanabe, Masami Kato

ICEM 2010; 279-285https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40116

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View Articletitled, Regulatory Research for Geological Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste in Japan

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Topics: Radioactive wastes

Half-Scale Test: An Important Step to Demonstrate the Feasibility of the Belgian Supercontainer Concept for Disposal of HLW

L. Areias, B. Craeye, G. De Schutter, H. Van Humbeeck, W. Wacquier, L. Villers, A. Van Cotthem

ICEM 2010; 287-296https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40119

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View Articletitled, Half-Scale Test: An Important Step to Demonstrate the Feasibility of the Belgian Supercontainer Concept for Disposal of HLW

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Topics: Concretes , Construction , Finite element analysis , Finite element model , Heat , Modeling , Nuclear research , Polishing equipment , Radioactive wastes

Development of Characterization Technology for Fault Zone Hydrology

Kenzi Karasaki, Celia Tiemi Onishi, Erika Gasperikova, Junichi Goto, Hiroyuki Tsuchi, Tadashi Miwa, Keiichi Ueta, Kenzo Kiho, Kimio Miyakawa

ICEM 2010; 297-303https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40121

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View Articletitled, Development of Characterization Technology for Fault Zone Hydrology

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Topics: Displacement , Fracture (Materials) , Fracture (Process) , Rocks

Trends in Scenario Development Methodologies and Integration in NUMO’s Approach

Takeshi Ebashi, Katsuhiko Ishiguro, Keiichiro Wakasugi, Hideki Kawamura, Irina Gaus, Stratis Vomvoris, Andrew J. Martin, Paul Smith

ICEM 2010; 305-312https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40124

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View Articletitled, Trends in Scenario Development Methodologies and Integration in NUMO’s Approach

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Topics: Databases , Performance , Safety , Uncertainty , Workshops (Work spaces)

Transuranic (TRU) Waste Volume Reduction Operation at a Plutonium Facility

Michael E. Cournoyer, Archie E. Nixon, Keith W. Fife, Arnold M. Sandoval, Vincent E. Garcia, Robert L. Dodge

ICEM 2010; 313-319https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40132

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View Articletitled, Transuranic (TRU) Waste Volume Reduction Operation at a Plutonium Facility

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Topics: Containers , Contamination , Glass , Hammers , Hazards , Pressure gradient , Risk , Rubber , Size reduction (Materials) , Skin

Dry-Run of Site Investigation Planning Using the Manual for Preliminary Investigation in Japan

Shigeki Akamura, Tadashi Miwa, Tatsuya Tanaka, Hiroshi Shiratsuchi, Atsushi Horio

ICEM 2010; 321-329https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40135

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View Articletitled, Dry-Run of Site Investigation Planning Using the Manual for Preliminary Investigation in Japan

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Topics: Prospecting

Development of Methodology to Construct a Generic Conceptual Model of River-Valley Evolution for Performance Assessment of HLW Geological Disposal

Makoto Kawamura, Shin-ichi Tanikawa, Tadafumi Niizato, Ken-ichi Yasue

ICEM 2010; 331-338https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40137

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View Articletitled, Development of Methodology to Construct a Generic Conceptual Model of River-Valley Evolution for Performance Assessment of HLW Geological Disposal

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Topics: Rivers , Erosion , Radioactive wastes , Safety , Seas , Uncertainty

Stepwise Site Selection in Switzerland: Sectoral Plan Status and Outlook

Thomas Ernst, Markus Fritschi, Stratis Vomvoris

ICEM 2010; 339-345https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40150

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View Articletitled, Stepwise Site Selection in Switzerland: Sectoral Plan Status and Outlook

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Topics: Decision making , Governments , Licensing , Radioactive waste repositories , Resolution (Optics) , Safety , Transparency , Tunnels

Support of the Nuclear Research Institute Rˇezˇ plc of the Shipment of Spent Nuclear Fuel From Research Reactors to the Russian Federation for Reprocessing in the Frame of the RRRFR Program

Josef Podlaha, Karel Svoboda

ICEM 2010; 347-356https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40155

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View Articletitled, Support of the Nuclear Research Institute Rˇezˇ plc of the Shipment of Spent Nuclear Fuel From Research Reactors to the Russian Federation for Reprocessing in the Frame of the RRRFR Program

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Topics: Nuclear research , Spent nuclear fuels , Transportation systems

Environmental Remediation of High-Level Nuclear Waste in Geological Repository: Modified Computer Code Creates Ultimate Benchmark in Natural Systems

Geoffrey J. Peter

ICEM 2010; 357-364https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40159

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View Articletitled, Environmental Remediation of High-Level Nuclear Waste in Geological Repository: Modified Computer Code Creates Ultimate Benchmark in Natural Systems

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Topics: Computers , Environmental remediation , Radioactive wastes

Evaluated and Estimated Solubility of Some Elements for Performance Assessment of Geological Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste Using Updated Version of Thermodynamic Database

Akira Kitamura, Reisuke Doi, Yasushi Yoshida

ICEM 2010; 365-373https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40172

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View Articletitled, Evaluated and Estimated Solubility of Some Elements for Performance Assessment of Geological Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste Using Updated Version of Thermodynamic Database

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Topics: Databases , Radioactive wastes

Full-Scale Test of Overpack Closure Techniques for HLW Repository Operation: Welding Methods and UT Systems for Long-Term Structural Integrity of Weld Joints

Ario Nakamura, Hidekazu Asano, Susumu Kawakami, Takashi Ito, Takashi Furukawa, Kyosuke Fujisawa

ICEM 2010; 375-382https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40175

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View Articletitled, Full-Scale Test of Overpack Closure Techniques for HLW Repository Operation: Welding Methods and UT Systems for Long-Term Structural Integrity of Weld Joints

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Topics: Radioactive waste repositories , Radioactive wastes , Welding , Carbon steel , Groundwater , Probability , Ultrasonic testing

Structural Intergrity Evaluation Approach for PWR Spent Nuclear Fuel

Y. S. Nam, Y. H. Kim, K. L. Jeon, S. K. Lee, K. S. Choi, C. S. Cho

ICEM 2010; 383-387https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40176

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View Articletitled, Structural Intergrity Evaluation Approach for PWR Spent Nuclear Fuel

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Topics: Mechanical properties , Pressurized water reactors , Spent nuclear fuels

Long Term Storage of Nuclear Spent Fuel as Key Role of Japan’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle Until 2100: Cost and Benefit

Tadahiro Katsuta

ICEM 2010; 389-398https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40177

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View Articletitled, Long Term Storage of Nuclear Spent Fuel as Key Role of Japan’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle Until 2100: Cost and Benefit

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Topics: Nuclear fuel cycle , Spent nuclear fuels , Storage , Breeder reactors , Fuels , Radioactive wastes , Security , Uranium

A Milestone in Vitrification: The Replacement of a “Hot Metallic Crucible” With a “Cold Crucible Melter” in a Hot Cell at the La Hague Plant, France

S. Robert, F. Gassot Guilbert, B. Carpentier, S. Naline, F. Gouyaud, C. Girold

ICEM 2010; 399-406https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40188

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View Articletitled, A Milestone in Vitrification: The Replacement of a “Hot Metallic Crucible” With a “Cold Crucible Melter” in a Hot Cell at the La Hague Plant, France

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Topics: Vitrification , Electromagnetic induction , Teams , Feedback , Glass , Glassmaking , Industrial research , Melting , Operating temperature , Radioactive wastes

An Attempt to Evaluate Horizontal Crustal Movement by Geodetic and Geological Approach in the Horonobe Area, Northern Hokkaido, Japan

Tetsuya Tokiwa, Koichi Asamori, Tadafumi Niizato, Tsuyoshi Nohara, Yuki Matsuura, Hideki Kosaka

ICEM 2010; 407-413https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40189

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View Articletitled, An Attempt to Evaluate Horizontal Crustal Movement by Geodetic and Geological Approach in the Horonobe Area, Northern Hokkaido, Japan

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Topics: Stability

Effect of the Residual Heat Release of the Nuclear Waste Stored in an Unsaturated Zone on Radionuclide Release

Lubna K. Hamdan, John C. Walton, Arturo Woocay

ICEM 2010; 415-417https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40196

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View Articletitled, Effect of the Residual Heat Release of the Nuclear Waste Stored in an Unsaturated Zone on Radionuclide Release

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Topics: Heat , Radioactive wastes , Radioisotopes

Integrated Model for the Near Field of a Repository in Granite Host-Rock: Probabilistic Approach

Lara Duro, Alba Valls, Olga Riba, Jordi Bruno, Aurora Marti´nez-Esparza

ICEM 2010; 419-429https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40204

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View Articletitled, Integrated Model for the Near Field of a Repository in Granite Host-Rock: Probabilistic Approach

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Topics: Radioactive wastes , Rocks , Engineering simulation , Radioisotopes , Simulation , Statistical distributions

An Analyse of Components and Impact Factors Related to Spent Fuel Transportation Plans

SangWon Shin, JaMin Lee, SuHong Lee, ChangYeal Baeg, JeongHyoun Yoon

ICEM 2010; 431-433https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40222

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View Articletitled, An Analyse of Components and Impact Factors Related to Spent Fuel Transportation Plans

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Topics: Simulation , Spent nuclear fuels , Transportation systems

Exploiting Synergies Between the UK and Japanese Geological Disposal Programmes

Ellie Scourse, Hideki Kawamura, Ian G. McKinley

ICEM 2010; 435-440https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40225

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View Articletitled, Exploiting Synergies Between the UK and Japanese Geological Disposal Programmes

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Topics: Collaboration , Design , Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear environmental management , Radioactive wastes , Safety

Development of Requirements Management System of NUMO and Practical Experience With Development of the Database Contents

Satoru Suzuki, Hiroyoshi Ueda, Kiyoshi Fujisaki, Katsuhiko Ishiguro, Hiroyuki Tsuchi, Kiyoshi Oyamada, Shoko Yashio

ICEM 2010; 441-444https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40228

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View Articletitled, Development of Requirements Management System of NUMO and Practical Experience With Development of the Database Contents

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Topics: Databases , Decision making , Project tasks , Safety engineering

Application of Lifecycle Management to Design of the UK Geological Disposal Facility

Philip G. P. Rendell, Henry J. P. O’Grady, Malcolm F. Currie

ICEM 2010; 445-450https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40231

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View Articletitled, Application of Lifecycle Management to Design of the UK Geological Disposal Facility

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Topics: Design , Life cycle management , Nuclear decommissioning , Radioactive wastes , Engineering design , Engineering design processes , Finishes , Gates (Closures) , Public policy

Design Options for HLW Repository Operation Technology: Part IV—Shotclay Technique for Seamless Construction of EBS

Ichizo Kobayashi, Soh Fujisawa, Makoto Nakajima, Masaru Toida, Hitoshi Nakashima, Hidekazu Asano

ICEM 2010; 451-458https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40236

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View Articletitled, Design Options for HLW Repository Operation Technology: Part IV—Shotclay Technique for Seamless Construction of EBS

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Topics: Construction , Density , Design , Polishing equipment , Radioactive waste repositories , Sprays , Ice , Plasma spraying , Sands , Spraying (Coating processes)

Design Options for HLW Repository Operation Technology: Part I—Demonstration and Evaluation of Remote Handling Technologies

Hitoshi Nakashima, Hidekazu Asano, Hideki Kawamura

ICEM 2010; 459-465https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40242

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View Articletitled, Design Options for HLW Repository Operation Technology: Part I—Demonstration and Evaluation of Remote Handling Technologies

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Topics: Design , Radioactive waste repositories , Safety , Construction , Databases , Polishing equipment , Radioactive wastes , Reliability , Safety engineering , Steel

Design Options for HLW Repository Operation Technology: Part II—Bentonite Block Forming and Vertical Emplacement

Hajime Takao, Tatsuhiro Takegahara, Hitoshi Nakashima, Hidekazu Asano

ICEM 2010; 467-480https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40251

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View Articletitled, Design Options for HLW Repository Operation Technology: Part II—Bentonite Block Forming and Vertical Emplacement

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Topics: Design , Radioactive waste repositories , Conceptual design , Nuclear power , Reliability , Suction , Vacuum

Design Options for HLW Repository Operation Technology: Part V—Preliminary Study and Small Scale Experiments on the Method of Removal of Buffer Material With Salt Solution

Satohito Toguri, Takashi Ishii, Jiho Jang, Mitsunobu Okihara, Kengo Iwasa, Hitoshi Nakashima, Hidekazu Asano

ICEM 2010; 481-490https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40254

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View Articletitled, Design Options for HLW Repository Operation Technology: Part V—Preliminary Study and Small Scale Experiments on the Method of Removal of Buffer Material With Salt Solution

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Topics: Design , Polishing equipment , Radioactive waste repositories

Adaptation of CCIM Technology for HLW Treatment: Results of Research and Development

Vladimir Lebedev, Sergey Stefanovsky, Alexander Kobelev, Fyodor Lifanov, Sergey Dmitriev

ICEM 2010; 491-495https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40265

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View Articletitled, Adaptation of CCIM Technology for HLW Treatment: Results of Research and Development

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Topics: Construction , Control systems , Design , Industrial research , Melting , Process control , Rivers , Vitrification

Design Options for HLW Repository Operation Technology: Part III—Transportation and Horizontal Emplacement of Pre-Fabricated EBS Module (PEM)

Susumu Kawakami, Hitoshi Nakashima, Hidekazu Asano

ICEM 2010; 497-502https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40268

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View Articletitled, Design Options for HLW Repository Operation Technology: Part III—Transportation and Horizontal Emplacement of Pre-Fabricated EBS Module (PEM)

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Topics: Air bearings , Design , Jacks (Lifting equipment) , Proton exchange membranes , Radioactive waste repositories , Transportation systems , Tunnels , Weight (Mass) , Radioactive waste disposal , Radioactive wastes

Removal of Fission Products in the Spent Electrolyte Using Iron Phosphate Glass as a Sorbent

Ippei Amamoto, Naoki Mitamura, Tatsuya Tsuzuki, Yasushi Takasaki, Atsushi Shibayama, Tetsuji Yano, Masami Nakada, Yoshihiro Okamoto

ICEM 2010; 503-508https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40272

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View Articletitled, Removal of Fission Products in the Spent Electrolyte Using Iron Phosphate Glass as a Sorbent

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Topics: Electrolytes , Glass , Iron , Nuclear fission , Sorbents

Recent Developments and Trends in Requirements Management Systems

Satoru Suzuki, Hiroyoshi Ueda, Kiyoshi Fujisaki, Katsuhiko Ishiguro, Hiroyuki Tsuchi, Stratis Vomvoris, Irina Gaus

ICEM 2010; 509-513https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40280

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View Articletitled, Recent Developments and Trends in Requirements Management Systems

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Topics: Decision making , Design , Expert systems , Licensing , Quality management , Radioactive waste disposal , Risk , Testing

TRU Recycling Options for Environmentally Friendly and Proliferation-Resistant Nuclear Fuel Cycle of FBR

Sidik Permana, Mitsutoshi Suzuki

ICEM 2010; 515-520https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40285

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View Articletitled, TRU Recycling Options for Environmentally Friendly and Proliferation-Resistant Nuclear Fuel Cycle of FBR

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Topics: Nuclear fuel cycle , Recycling , Uranium

Propagation and Interactions of Acoustic Waves in a Waveguide Attached at the Surface of Rock

Jin-Seop Kim, Kyung-Soo Lee, S. Kwon, Gye-Chun Cho

ICEM 2010; 521-526https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40295

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View Articletitled, Propagation and Interactions of Acoustic Waves in a Waveguide Attached at the Surface of Rock

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Topics: Acoustics , Rocks , Waveguides , Waves , Acoustic emissions , Damage , Delays , Dynamic response , Epoxy adhesives , Epoxy resins

Repository Engineering and Demonstration: Special Challenges for TRU

Ian G. McKinley, Hiroyasu Takase

ICEM 2010; 527-532https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40304

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View Articletitled, Repository Engineering and Demonstration: Special Challenges for TRU

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Topics: Heat , Radioactive wastes , Rocks , Safety , Spent nuclear fuels

Environmental Remediation

Environmental Remediation Activities at the Ningyo-Toge Uranium Mine, Japan

Hiroshi Saito, Tomihiro Taki

ICEM 2010; 533-537https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40005

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View Articletitled, Environmental Remediation Activities at the Ningyo-Toge Uranium Mine, Japan

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Topics: Environmental remediation , Uranium mining , Mining , Water , Design , Dewatering , Energy dissipation , Maintenance , Polishing equipment , Pollution

Improvement of Quicklime Mixing Treatment by Carbon Dioxide Ventilation

Yuki Nakagawa, Hisayoshi Hashimoto, Koichi Suto, Chihiro Inoue

ICEM 2010; 539-543https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40025

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View Articletitled, Improvement of Quicklime Mixing Treatment by Carbon Dioxide Ventilation

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Topics: Carbon dioxide , Ventilation , Soil , Calcium hydroxide , Heat , Water , Pollution , Temperature , Damage , Organic compounds

Radon Impact at a Remediated Uranium Mine Site in Japan

Yuu Ishimori

ICEM 2010; 545-550https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40092

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View Articletitled, Radon Impact at a Remediated Uranium Mine Site in Japan

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Topics: Uranium mining , Rocks , Density , Soil , Weathering

Determination of Environmental Uranium Concentration by Utilizing Gamma-Ray Emission From the Progeny Radionuclides

Tadao Tanaka, Taro Shimada, Takeshi Ito, Takenori Sukegawa

ICEM 2010; 551-557https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40096

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View Articletitled, Determination of Environmental Uranium Concentration by Utilizing Gamma-Ray Emission From the Progeny Radionuclides

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Topics: Emissions , Gamma rays , Radioisotopes , Uranium , Sensors , Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry , Decontamination , Gamma ray spectrometry , Germanium , Manufacturing

Remediation of 153Gd-Contaminated Sand by Fulvic and Humic Materials Extracted From Fallen Cherry Leaves

Takumi Kubota

ICEM 2010; 559-563https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40122

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View Articletitled, Remediation of 153Gd-Contaminated Sand by Fulvic and Humic Materials Extracted From Fallen Cherry Leaves

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Topics: Sands , Carbon , Gas chromatography , Gadolinium , Ions , Metals

Procedure and Results of Decommissioning of R&D Facility of Uranium Fuel

Hirokazu Tanaka, Masao Shimizu, Susumu Tojo, Ryoji Tanimoto, Kazuhiko Maekawa, Shinzo Ueta

ICEM 2010; 565-571https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40166

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View Articletitled, Procedure and Results of Decommissioning of R&D Facility of Uranium Fuel

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Topics: Fuels , Nuclear decommissioning , Uranium , Radioactive wastes , Soil , Containers , Industrial research , Nuclear power stations , Ore dressing , Steel

Remediation of Old Environmental Liabilities in the Nuclear Research Institute Rez plc

Karel Svoboda, Josef Podlaha

ICEM 2010; 573-578https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40220

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View Articletitled, Remediation of Old Environmental Liabilities in the Nuclear Research Institute Rez plc

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Topics: Liabilities , Nuclear research , Nuclear decommissioning , Nuclear power stations , Nuclear reactors , Sewer systems , Spent nuclear fuels

Hydrogen Production From a PV/PEM Electrolyzer System Using a Neural-Network-Based MPPT Algorithm

Abd El-Shafy A. Nafeh

ICEM 2010; 579-583https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40224

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View Articletitled, Hydrogen Production From a PV/PEM Electrolyzer System Using a Neural-Network-Based MPPT Algorithm

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Topics: Algorithms , Hydrogen production , Proton exchange membranes , Artificial neural networks , Hydrogen , Control equipment , Electrolysis , Energy resources , Matlab , Simulation results

Advanced Remedial Methods for Metals and Radionuclides in Vadose Zone Environments

Dawn M. Wellman, Shas V. Mattigod, Susan Hubbard, Ann Miracle, Lirong Zhong, Martin Foote, Yuxin Wu, Danielle Jansik

ICEM 2010; 585-592https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40235

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View Articletitled, Advanced Remedial Methods for Metals and Radionuclides in Vadose Zone Environments

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Topics: Metals , Radioisotopes , Foams (Chemistry) , Contamination , Flow (Dynamics) , Gravity (Force) , Permeability , Surfactants , Computer simulation , Fluids