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Characterization of a Glass-Bonded Ceramic Waste Form Loaded With U and Pu

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

W. Sinkler ,
T. P. O'Holleran ,
S. M. Frank ,
M. K. Richmann  and
S. G. Johnson
W. Sinkler
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory - West, P. O. Box 2528, Idaho Falls, ID 83403
T. P. O'Holleran
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory - West, P. O. Box 2528, Idaho Falls, ID 83403
S. M. Frank
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory - West, P. O. Box 2528, Idaho Falls, ID 83403
M. K. Richmann
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory - East, 9700 South Cass Ave., Argonne, IL 60439
S. G. Johnson
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory - West, P. O. Box 2528, Idaho Falls, ID 83403
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Abstract

This paper presents microscopic characterization of four samples of a ceramic waste form (CWF) developed for disposal of actinide-containing electrorefiner salts. The four samples were prepared to investigate the influence of water content and the Pu:U ratio on CWF microstructure and performance. While the overall phase content is not strongly influenced by either variable, the presence of water in the initial zeolite has a detectable effect on CWF microstructure. It is found to influence the distribution of the major actinide host phase, a (U, Pu)O2 mixed oxide

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 608: Symposium QQ – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXIII , 1999 , 426
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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