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The Behaviours of Cementitious Materials in Long Term Storage and Disposal: An Overview of Results of the IAEA Coordinated Research Project

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Zoran Drace  and
Michael I. Ojovan
Zoran Drace
Affiliation:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Wagramer Strasse 5, PO Box 100, 1400 Vienna, Austria
Michael I. Ojovan
Affiliation:
Immobilisation Science Laboratory, Department of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD, United Kingdom
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Abstract

Cementitious materials are widely used in waste management systems with different aims and requirements for long term performance. Both conventional and novel cementitious materials are used to create reliable immobilising elements for safe storage and disposal of wastes. The barrier elements as well as interactions envisaged between various components are important to ultimately ensure the overall safety of a storage/disposal system. The behaviour and performance of cementitious materials including waste package components, wasteform and backfilling were analysed within the IAEA Coordinated Research Project which involved 26 research organizations from 21 Member States MS). The paper presents briefly the main research outcomes for conventional cementitious systems; novel materials and technologies; testing and waste acceptance criteria; and modelling long term behaviour.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1193: Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXXIII , 2009 , 663
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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