Vitrification of high-level alumina nuclear waste

Technical Report · Sun Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5278312· OSTI ID:5278312

Brotzman, J. R.

Borosilicate and borophosphate glass compositions have been developed to vitrify simulated high-alumina calcined nuclear defense waste. The effects of the alkali (Li/sub 2/O,Na/sub 2/O) to borate ratio and the Li/sub 2/O to Na/sub 2/O ratio on the glass melt viscosity and leach resistance were measured. The effects on the same properties of substituting CaO and P/sub 2/O/sub 5/ for SiO/sub 2/ and of substituting SiO/sub 2/, P/sub 2/O/sub 5/ and CuO for B/sub 2/O/sub 3/ were measured in the borosilicate and borophosphate glass, respectively.

• Research Organization: Exxon Nuclear Idaho Co., Inc., Idaho Falls (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-79ID01675
• OSTI ID: 5278312
• Report Number(s): ENICO-1040
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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052001* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Waste Processing
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
BORON COMPOUNDS
BORON PHOSPHATES
BOROSILICATE GLASS
CHALCOGENIDES
DISSOLUTION
GLASS
LEACHING
MANAGEMENT
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHATES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
VISCOSITY
VITRIFICATION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING