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Title: Forty years of durability assessment of nuclear waste glass by standard methods

Journal Article · · npj Materials Degradation

Abstract Standard methods to assess the durability of vitrified radioactive waste were first developed in the 1980’s and, over the last 40 years, have evolved to yield a range of responses depending on experimental conditions and glass composition. Mechanistic understanding of glass dissolution has progressed in parallel, enhancing our interpretation of the data acquired. With the implementation of subsurface disposal for vitrified radioactive waste drawing closer, it is timely to review the available standard methodologies and reflect upon their relative advantages, limitations, and how the data obtained can be interpreted to support the post-closure safety case for radioactive waste disposal.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1902514
Journal Information:
npj Materials Degradation, Journal Name: npj Materials Degradation Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 5; ISSN 2397-2106
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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