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A Flow Model for the Kinetics of Dissolution of Nuclear Waste Forms; A Comparison of Borosilicate Glass, Synroc and High-Silica Glass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Pedro B. Macedo ,
Aaron Barkatt  and
Joseoph H. Simmons
Pedro B. Macedo
Affiliation:
Vitreous State Laboratory, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064, USA
Aaron Barkatt
Affiliation:
Vitreous State Laboratory, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064, USA
Joseoph H. Simmons
Affiliation:
Vitreous State Laboratory, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064, USA
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A model has been developed to predict the long-term leach or release rates of various waste-form materials under repository conditions.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 11: Symposium – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management V , 1981 , 57
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1982

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