Chapter 52. The Effects of Waste Loading on the Durability of Nuclear Waste Glasses
- Todd Jessen,
- Ersan Ustundag
Published Online: 28 MAR 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470294635.ch52
Copyright © 2000 The American Ceramic Society
Book Title
24th Annual Conference on Composites, Advanced Ceramics, Materials, and Structures: B: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 21, Issue 4
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Darby, G., Clark, D. E. and Wicks, G. G. (2008) The Effects of Waste Loading on the Durability of Nuclear Waste Glasses, in 24th Annual Conference on Composites, Advanced Ceramics, Materials, and Structures: B: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 21, Issue 4 (eds T. Jessen and E. Ustundag), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470294635.ch52
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- Published Online: 28 MAR 2008
- Published Print: 1 JAN 2000
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Print ISBN: 9780470375693
Online ISBN: 9780470294635
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Keywords:
- savannah river plant;
- waste oxides;
- high level waste glass;
- savannah river plant;
- low level waste glass
Summary
The durability of Savannah River Plant (SRP) waste forms was assessed for glass containing up to 32 wt% simulated waste oxides. Leach tests included standard MCC-1 static tests and PCT experiments. Leachate solution analysis combined with bulk and surface studies were performed to study low-level waste- glass corrosion as a function of waste loading. Results of this study showed that the durability of the SRP low-level waste glass decreased as waste loading was increased, due to the presence of alkali in the waste. The formation of surface layers may have acted as a barrier to corrosion in glasses of lower waste loading.