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    Applying laboratory methods for durability assessment of vitrified material to archaeological samples

    Laboratory testing used to assess the long-term chemical durability of nuclear waste forms may not be applicable to disposal because the accelerated conditions may not represent disposal conditions. To address...

    Lorena Nava-Farias, James J. Neeway, Michael J. Schweiger in npj Materials Degradation (2021)

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    Evaluation of novel leaching assessment of nuclear waste glasses

    This study investigates the use of ‘simple’ glasses, comprising six components, to represent the structure of complex LAW glasses proposed for Immobilized Low Activity Wastes from the Hanford site in the USA. ...

    Clare L. Thorpe, Russell J. Hand, Neil C. Hyatt, Albert A. Kruger in MRS Advances (2017)

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    Effects of alumina sources (gibbsite, boehmite, and corundum) on melting behavior of high-level radioactive waste melter feed

    Types of melter feed materials affect glass production rates. This study focuses on the effects of alumina sources on melting behavior of high-alumina high-level-waste melter feeds containing different alumina...

    SeungMin Lee, Pavel Hrma, Richard Pokorny, Jaroslav Klouzek in MRS Advances (2017)

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    Liquidus Temperature of Rare Earth-Alumino-Borosilicate Glasses for Treatment of Americium and Curium

    The liquidus temperatures, TL, of rare earth-alumino-borosilicate glasses were measured as a function of glass composition. The TL values ranged from 1153°C to 1405°C. Three primary crystalline phases were identi...

    Brian J. Riley, John D. Vienna, Michael J. Schweiger in MRS Online Proceedings Library (2011)