Production of Synroc ceramics from titanate gel microspheres
Conference
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OSTI ID:47876
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Menai (Australia)
Synroc is a multi-component titanate ceramic, designed to immobilise High Level Waste (HLW) from nuclear fuel reprocessing plants. Synroc precursor powders have been previously produced by various methods, such as oxide and alkoxide-hydrolysis routes. However, various technological aspects of HLW processing make the use of free-flowing, dust-free, highly sinterable precursor powders desirable. Such powders have been produced by spray-drying colloidal precursors, yielding microspherical particles with controlled porosity. These particles were readily impregnated with 20 wt% simulated high-level nuclear waste solutions, calcined at 1023 K and subsequently hot-pressed to produce dense Synroc monoliths. This paper discusses the preparation and fabrication of Synroc monoliths from the microspheres and their physical properties. The resulting microstructures and leaching characteristics of the Synroc monoliths are also presented.
- OSTI ID:
- 47876
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-931108--Vol.333
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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