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Comparison of Glass and Crystalline Nuclear Waste Forms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

W. Lutze  and
R. C. Ewing
W. Lutze
Affiliation:
Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin GmbH, 1000Berlin39, FRG
R. C. Ewing
Affiliation:
Dept. Geology, Uni. New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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Abstract

Nuclear waste forms may be divided into two broad categories: (1) single phase glasses with minor crystalline components (e.g., borosilicate glasses) and (2) crystalline waste forms, either single phase (e.g., monazite) or polyphase (e.g., SYNROC). This paper reviews the materials properties data that are available for each of these two types of waste forms. The prinicipal data include: (1) physical, thermal and mechanical properties, (2) chemical durability; (3) radiation damage effects. Complete data are only available for borosilicate glasses and SYNROC; therefore, this comparison focuses on the performance assessment of borosilicate glass and SYNROC.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 127: Symposium BERLIN – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XII , 1988 , 13
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

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