A review on immobilization of phosphate containing high level nuclear wastes within glass matrix - Present status and future challenges

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 235-236, Issue , 2012, Pages 17-28

  Sengupta, Pranesh ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

High level nuclear waste; Immobilization; Phosphate glass; Review

Indexed keywords

FUTURE CHALLENGES; GLASS MATRICES; HIGH LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTES; LABORATORY SCALE; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; PHOSPHATE BASED GLASS; PHOSPHATE GLASS; PRESENT STATUS; PROBLEM WASTES; SILICATE GLASS; SOLUBILITY OF P; THERMALLY STABLE; VITRIFICATION PROCESS;

CHROMATES; GLASS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE TRANSPORTATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION; REVIEWS; SILICATES;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

ACTINIDE; BISMUTH; FUEL; GLASS; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATE; RADIOISOTOPE; SILICATE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLIZATION; GLASS; PHOSPHATE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RESEARCH WORK; SILICATE; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY; VITRIFICATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CALCINED POWDER; CRYSTALLIZATION; IMMOBILIZATION; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR WASTE; PLANT; POWDER; RADIOACTIVITY; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; VITRIFICATION;

PHOSPHATES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SILICATES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84865738391     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.07.039     Document Type: Review

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