Radiation Effects on the Sorption and Mobilization of Radionuclide during Transport through the Geosphere
Author(s) -
L.M. Wang,
R.C. Eqing,
Kim F. Hayes
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/823368
Subject(s) - radionuclide , nuclear transmutation , radioactive waste , actinide , fission products , environmental science , sorption , radiochemistry , waste management , radiation , nuclear engineering , nuclear physics , chemistry , neutron , physics , engineering , adsorption , organic chemistry
Site restoration activities at DOE facilities and the permanent disposal of nuclear waste inevitably involve understanding the behavior of materials in a radiation field. Radionuclide decay and the associated radiation fields lead to physical and chemical changes that can degrade or enhance important material properties. Alpha-decay of the actinide elements and beta-decay of the fission products lead to atomic-scale changes in materials (radiation damage and transmutation)
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