An International Initiative on Long-Term Behavior of High-Level Nuclear Waste Glass

Gin, Stephane; Abdelouas, Abdesselam; Criscenti, Louise J; Ebert, William L; Ferrand, K; Geisler, T; Harrison, Michael T; Inagaki, Y; Mitsui, S; Mueller, K T; Marra, James C; Pantano, Carlo G; Pierce, Eric M; Ryan, Joseph V; Schofield, J M; Steefel, Carl I; Vienna, John D.

doi:10.1016/j.mattod.2013.06.008

Title: An International Initiative on Long-Term Behavior of High-Level Nuclear Waste Glass

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Nations using borosilicate glass as an immobilization material for radioactive waste have reinforced the importance of scientific collaboration to obtain a consensus on the mechanisms controlling the longterm dissolution rate of glass. This goal is deemed to be crucial for the development of reliable performance assessment models for geological disposal. The collaborating laboratories all conduct fundamental and/or applied research using modern materials science techniques. This paper briefly reviews the radioactive waste vitrification programs of the six participant nations and summarizes the current state of glass corrosion science, emphasizing the common scientific needs and justifications for on-going initiatives.

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Gin, Stephane ^[1]; Abdelouas, Abdesselam ^[2]; Criscenti, Louise J ^[3]; Ebert, William L ^[4]; Ferrand, K ^[5]; Geisler, T ^[6]; Harrison, Michael T ^[7]; Inagaki, Y ^[8]; Mitsui, S ^[9]; Mueller, K T ^[10]; Marra, James C ^[11]; Pantano, Carlo G ^[12]; Pierce, Eric M ^[13]; Ryan, Joseph V ^[10]; Schofield, J M ^[14]; Steefel, Carl I ^[15]; Vienna, John D. ^[10]

French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
SUBATECH Laboratory (France)
Sandia National Laboratory (SNL)
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK-CEN
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL)
Kyushu University, Japan
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, S.C.
Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
ORNL
AMEC, Harwell Oxford Didcot Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)

Publication Date:: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: Work for Others (WFO); EM USDOE - Environmental Restoration and Waste Management (EM); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program

OSTI Identifier:: 1089765

DOE Contract Number:: DE-AC05-00OR22725

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Materials Today

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 16; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 1369-7021

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: Nuclear Waste; borosilicate glass; corrosion; performance assessment

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                    Gin, Stephane, Abdelouas, Abdesselam, Criscenti, Louise J, Ebert, William L, Ferrand, K, Geisler, T, Harrison, Michael T, Inagaki, Y, Mitsui, S, Mueller, K T, Marra, James C, Pantano, Carlo G, Pierce, Eric M, Ryan, Joseph V, Schofield, J M, Steefel, Carl I, and Vienna, John D. An International Initiative on Long-Term Behavior of High-Level Nuclear Waste Glass.  United States: N. p., 2013. 
        Web.  doi:10.1016/j.mattod.2013.06.008.

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                    Gin, Stephane, Abdelouas, Abdesselam, Criscenti, Louise J, Ebert, William L, Ferrand, K, Geisler, T, Harrison, Michael T, Inagaki, Y, Mitsui, S, Mueller, K T, Marra, James C, Pantano, Carlo G, Pierce, Eric M, Ryan, Joseph V, Schofield, J M, Steefel, Carl I, & Vienna, John D. An International Initiative on Long-Term Behavior of High-Level Nuclear Waste Glass.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2013.06.008

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                    Gin, Stephane, Abdelouas, Abdesselam, Criscenti, Louise J, Ebert, William L, Ferrand, K, Geisler, T, Harrison, Michael T, Inagaki, Y, Mitsui, S, Mueller, K T, Marra, James C, Pantano, Carlo G, Pierce, Eric M, Ryan, Joseph V, Schofield, J M, Steefel, Carl I, and Vienna, John D. 2013.  
        "An International Initiative on Long-Term Behavior of High-Level Nuclear Waste Glass".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2013.06.008.

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@article{osti_1089765,

  title        = {An International Initiative on Long-Term Behavior of High-Level Nuclear Waste Glass},

  author       = {Gin, Stephane and Abdelouas, Abdesselam and Criscenti, Louise J and Ebert, William L and Ferrand, K and Geisler, T and Harrison, Michael T and Inagaki, Y and Mitsui, S and Mueller, K T and Marra, James C and Pantano, Carlo G and Pierce, Eric M and Ryan, Joseph V and Schofield, J M and Steefel, Carl I and Vienna, John D.},

  abstractNote = {Nations using borosilicate glass as an immobilization material for radioactive waste have reinforced the importance of scientific collaboration to obtain a consensus on the mechanisms controlling the longterm dissolution rate of glass. This goal is deemed to be crucial for the development of reliable performance assessment models for geological disposal. The collaborating laboratories all conduct fundamental and/or applied research using modern materials science techniques. This paper briefly reviews the radioactive waste vitrification programs of the six participant nations and summarizes the current state of glass corrosion science, emphasizing the common scientific needs and justifications for on-going initiatives.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.mattod.2013.06.008},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1089765},
  journal      = {Materials Today},

  issn         = {1369-7021},

  number       = 6,

  volume       = 16,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013},

  month        = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013}

}

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