Glass consistency and glass performance

Conference · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:10163781

Plodinec, M J; Ramsey, W G

Glass produced by the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) will have to consistently be more durable than a benchmark glass (evaluated using a short-term leach test), with high confidence. The DWPF has developed a Glass Product Control Program to comply with this specification. However, it is not clear what relevance product consistency has on long-term glass performance. In this report, the authors show that DWPF glass, produced in compliance with this specification, can be expected to effectively limit the release of soluble radionuclides to natural environments. However, the release of insoluble radionuclides to the environment will be limited by their solubility, and not glass durability.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 10163781
• Report Number(s): WSRC-MS-94-0311; CONF-940815-57; ON: DE94014653; TRN: 94:013671
• Resource Relation: Conference: SPECTRUM `94: international nuclear and hazardous waste management conference,Atlanta, GA (United States),14-18 Aug 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
VITRIFICATION
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