Nuclear Waste Vitrification in the United States: Recent Developments and Future Options

International Journal of Applied Glass Science

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 309-321

  Vienna, John D ^a,b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUTURE OPTIONS; HIGH LEVEL WASTE; NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLES; NUCLEAR WASTE VITRIFICATION; RECENT TRENDS; RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY; WASTE CLEANUPS; WASTE VITRIFICATIONS;

GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RECYCLING;

VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84859143768     PISSN: 20411286     EISSN: 20411294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-1294.2010.00023.x     Document Type: Article

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