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Waste Glass Weathering

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

John K. Bates
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory, Chemical Technology Division, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439-4837.
Edgar C. Buck
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory, Chemical Technology Division, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439-4837.
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Abstract

The weathering of glass is reviewed by examining processes that affect the reaction of commercial, historical, natural, and nuclear waste glass under conditions of contact with humid air and slowly dripping water, which may lead to immersion in nearly static solution. Radionuclide release data from weathered glass under conditions that may exist in an unsaturated environment are presented and compared to release under standard leaching conditions. While the comparison between the release under weathering and leaching conditions is not exact, due to variability of reaction in humid air, evidence is presented of radionuclide release under a variety of conditions. These results suggest that both the amount and form of radionuclide release can be affected by the weathering of glass.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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