Published January 1977 | Version v1
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Use of asphalt emulsion selants to contain radon and radium in uranium tailings

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A 6.4-mm thick Armak E-63 cationic asphalt emulsion-Vitro subsoil seal was capable of preventing permeation of RaCl2 in 0.5 N HCl solution, radon, and nitrogen under 3.6 kg/cm2 (50 psi) overpressure for a 17-day period

Availability note (English)

MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS., PC A05/MF A01.

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Imprint Pagination
81 p.
Report number
BNWL--2190

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
8335478
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Descriptors DEI
ASPHALTS; DIFFUSION BARRIERS; EMULSIONS; FEED MATERIALS PLANTS; HUMIDITY; ORE PROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIUM 226; RADON; SEALING MATERIALS; SOLID WASTES; URANIUM ORES; USES
Descriptors DEC
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BITUMENS; COLLOIDS; DISPERSIONS; ELEMENTS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; ISOTOPES; MANAGEMENT; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEI; ORES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; RARE GASES; TAR; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES