Dissolution of vitrified wastes in a high-pH calcium-rich solution

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 435, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 112-122

  Utton, C A ^a   Hand, R J ^a   Bingham, P A ^a   Hyatt, N C ^a   Swanton, S W ^b   Williams, S J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

^c NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; BORIC OXIDE; CALCIUM BORATE; CEMENT HYDRATION; CEMENT-BASED; CLINOPTILOLITES; DISSOLUTION BEHAVIOUR; DISSOLUTION PROFILES; DISSOLUTION RATES; GEOLOGICAL DISPOSALS; HIGH LEVEL WASTE; HIGH PH; IMMOBILISATION; METAL RELEASE; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; POWDERED SAMPLES; PRODUCT CONSISTENCY TEST; TIME-SCALES; VITRIFIED PRODUCT; VITRIFIED WASTES; WASTE COMPOSITION;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ALKALI METALS; ALKALINITY; BORON; CALCIUM; CEMENTS; DISSOLUTION; DURABILITY; HYDRATION; LEACHING; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM POWDER; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SLAGS;

BOROSILICATE GLASS;

EID: 84873869823     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2012.12.032     Document Type: Article

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