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La retención de plutonio y americio por las rocas

S Fried, A M Friedman, R Atcher

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |June 3, 1977
    PubMed
    Resumen

    El plutonio y el americio migran lentamente a través de las rocas, con ratios de migración de 100 y 500 micrómetros por metro de flujo de agua, respectivamente. La desintegración radiactiva limita significativamente su liberación de los depósitos geológicos.

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