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Comparison of the Leachability of Three TRU Cement Waste Forms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Wayne Ross ,
Joseph Westsik Jr. ,
Frank Roberts  and
Clark Harvey
Wayne Ross
Affiliation:
Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratory, P. O. Box 999, Richland, Washington, 99352, USA
Joseph Westsik Jr.
Affiliation:
Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratory, P. O. Box 999, Richland, Washington, 99352, USA
Frank Roberts
Affiliation:
Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratory, P. O. Box 999, Richland, Washington, 99352, USA
Clark Harvey
Affiliation:
Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratory, P. O. Box 999, Richland, Washington, 99352, USA
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Abstract

Cement waste forms prepared by three processes, casting, cold pressing, and FUETAP (Formed Under Elevated Temperatures and Pressure) have been compared for their leachability by using the MCC-1 leach test. The results indicate that releases of plutonium are not controlled by the waste form matrix and that there is no significant overall advantage to any of the three cement processes from a leachability viewpoint.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 15: Symposium D – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management VI , 1982 , 175
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1983

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