The oxidative alteration of uraninite and the fate of trace elements (Y, LREE, Zr, and Th) in a granite-hosted uranium ore deposit in north Guangdong province, China, were investigated to understand the geochemical behavior of spent UO2 fuel and associated fission products and transuranium elements under oxidizing conditions...
Keywords: Uraninite alteration, Trace element immobilization, Uranyl mineral paragenesis, Source-term estimation, Spent UO2 fuel
01/2007 | Radiochimica Acta, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag