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

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013 · Materials Today

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2013.06.008· OSTI ID:1089765

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]

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

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.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Work for Others (WFO); EM USDOE - Environmental Restoration and Waste Management (EM); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1089765
• Journal Information: Materials Today, Vol. 16, Issue 6; ISSN 1369-7021
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

Nuclear Waste
borosilicate glass
corrosion
performance assessment