The mechanical and structural properties of cement compounds containing a simulator of high-level radioactive waste were examined after exposure to electrons and α-particles up to the absorbed dose 1 GGy and 1019 decays/yr, respectively. It is shown that the phase composition and surface morphology of the cement samples do not change significantly and the strength remains acceptable.
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 130, No. 4, pp. 218–222, April, 2021.
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Varlakov, A.P., Germanov, A.V., Maryakhin, M.A. et al. Effect of Irradiation on the Properties of Cement Compound as a Matrix for Solidifying High-Level Waste. At Energy 130, 233–237 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-021-00801-z
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