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Leaching Chemistry of Defense Borosilicate Glass*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Richard M. Wallace  and
George G. Wicks
Richard M. Wallace
Affiliation:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Savannah River Laboratory,Aiken, South Carolina 29808
George G. Wicks
Affiliation:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Savannah River Laboratory,Aiken, South Carolina 29808
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Studies of the leachability of waste glass have been in progress at Savannah River Laboratory (SRL) for several years. The principal objective of these studies has been to predict the long-term behavior of Savannah River Plant waste glass when stored in a repository. Such predictions can be made from the results of short-term tests only if the mechanisms of waste glass corrosion are understood. Determining the mechanisms of corrosion and developing a predictive model have therefore been a major thrust of our work.

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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 , 23
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1983

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The information contained in this article was developed during the course of work under Contract No. DE–AC09–76SR00001 with the U.S. Department of Energy.

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