Radiation and transmutation effects relevant to solid nuclear waste forms

Technical Report · Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6552787· OSTI ID:6552787

Vance, E R; Roy, R; Pillay, K K.S.

Radiation effects in insulating solids are discussed in a general way as an introduction to the quite sparse published work on radiation effects in candidate nuclear waste forms other than glasses. Likely effects of transmutation in crystals and the chemical mitigation strategy are discussed. It seems probable that radiation effects in solidified HLW will not be serious if the actinides can be wholly incorporated in such radiation-resistant phases as monazite or uraninite.

• Research Organization: Rockwell International Corp., Canoga Park, CA (United States). Energy Systems Group
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-79ET41900
• OSTI ID: 6552787
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/41900-4; ESG-DOE-13340; TRN: 81-007206
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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