Radiation Effects on the Sorption and Mobilization of Radionuclide during Transport through the Geosphere

Wang, L.M. ; Eqing, R.C. ; Hayes, K.F.

The University of Michigan (United States)

关键词: Decay;    Transport;    Actinides;    Radiation Effects;    Radioactive Wastes;   

DOI  :  10.2172/823368
RP-ID  :  DOE/ER/45652
RP-ID  :  FG07-97ER45652
RP-ID  :  823368

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

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).