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A Generic Procedure for the Assessment of the Effect of Concrete Admixtures on the Sorption of Radionuclides on Cement: Concept and Selected Results

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

M. A. Glaus ,
A. Laube  and
L. R. Van Loon
M. A. Glaus
Affiliation:
Waste Management Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland.
A. Laube
Affiliation:
Waste Management Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland.
L. R. Van Loon
Affiliation:
Waste Management Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland.
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Abstract

A screening procedure is proposed for the assessment of the effect of concrete admixtures on the sorption of radionuclides on cement. The screening procedure focuses on a broad and generic assessment and can thus be used as a tool for the assessment of concrete admixtures possibly used in the future. The experimental feasibility of the screening procedure and the relevance of the results obtained are tested using a selection of superplasticisers and set modifiers. Selected results obtained for these admixtures are presented in this contribution.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 807: Symposium Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVII , 2003 , 365
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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