Chemical and Ceramic Methods Toward Safe Storage of Actinides

Technical Report · Fri Aug 19 00:00:00 EDT 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/850364· OSTI ID:850364

Morgan, P E.D.; Housley, R M; Davis, J B; DeHaan, M L

A very import, extremely-long-term, use for monazite as a radwaste encapsulant has been proposed. THe use of ceramic La-monazite for sequestering actinides (isolating them from the environment), especially plutonium and some other radioactive elements )e.g., fission-product rare earths), had been especially championed by Lynn Boatner of ORNL. Monazite may be used alone or, copying its compatibility with many other minerals in nature, may be used in diverse composite combinations.

• Research Organization: Rockwell Scientific
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FG07-96ER45617
• OSTI ID: 850364
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/45617
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English