An international initiative on long-term behavior of high-level nuclear waste glass

Journal Article · Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · Materials Today

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2013.06.008· OSTI ID:1094902

Gin, Stephane ^[1]; Abdelouas, Abdessalam ^[2]; Criscenti, Louise J. ^[3]; Ebert, W. L. ^[4]; Ferrand, Karine ^[5]; Geisler, Thorsten ^[6]; Harrison, Mike T. ^[7]; Inagaki, Yaohiro ^[8]; Mitsui, Seiichiro ^[9]; Mueller, Karl T. ^[10]; Marra, James C. ^[11]; Pantano, Carlo G. ^[12]; Pierce, Eric M. ^[13]; Ryan, Joseph V. ^[14]; Schofield, James M. ^[15]; Steefel, Carl I. ^[16]; Vienna, John D. ^[14]

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1. CEA Marcoule DTCD SECM LCLT, Bagnols/Ceze (France)
2. SUBATECH, Nantes (France)
3. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
4. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
5. SCK·CEN, Mol (Belgium)
6. Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Univ., Bonn (Germany)
7. National Nuclear Laboratory, Sellafield, Cumbria (United Kingdom)
8. Kyushu Univ. (Japan). Dept. Appl. Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering
9. Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Ibaraki (Japan)
10. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental and Molecular Science Lab.
11. Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC (United States)
12. Penn State Univ., State College, PA (United States)
13. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
14. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
15. AMEC, Harwell Oxford (United Kingdom)
16. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Earth Sciences Div.

Nations producing borosilicate glass as an immobilization material for radioactive wastes resulting from spent nuclear fuel reprocessing have reinforced scientific collaboration to obtain consensus on mechanisms controlling the long-term 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 with modern materials science techniques. The paper briefly reviews the radioactive waste vitrification programmes of the six participant nations and summarizes the state-of-the-art of glass corrosion science, emphasizing common scientific needs and justifications for on-going initiatives.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1094902
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-97248; 46403; 42495; 47580; EY4049110; TRN: US1400328
• Journal Information: Materials Today, Vol. 16, Issue 6; ISSN 1369-7021
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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