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Parametric testing of a DWPF glass

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/59362· OSTI ID:59362

A series of tests has been performed to characterize the chemical stability of a DWPF borosilicate glass sample as part of the Waste Package Task of the Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations (NNWSI) Project. This material was prepared at the Savannah River Laboratory for the purpose of testing the 165-frit matrix doped with a simulated nonradioactive waste. All tests were conducted at 90{sup 0}C using deionized water and J-13 water (a tuffaceous formation ground water). In the deionized water tests, both monoliths and crushed glass were tested at various ratios of surface area of the sample to volume of water in order to compare leach rates for different sample geometries or leaching times. Effects on the leach rates as a result of the presence of crushed tuff and stainless steel material were also investigated in the tests with J-13 water. 3 refs., 12 figs., 7 tabs.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
59362
Report Number(s):
UCRL--53606; ON: DE85015087
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English