Formation of alteration products during dissolution of vitrified ILW in a high-pH calcium-rich solution

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 442, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 33-45

  Utton, C A ^a   Hand, R J ^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

ALTERATION LAYER; CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUMS; CALCIUM SILICATE HYDRATE; GEOLOGICAL DISPOSALS; INTERMEDIATE LEVEL WASTES; MATERIALS CHARACTERISATION; PRODUCT CONSISTENCY TEST; VITRIFIED WASTES;

BOROSILICATE GLASS; DURABILITY; EXPERIMENTS; MAGNESIUM; SILICATE MINERALS; WASTE DISPOSAL; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CALCIUM;

EID: 84884342593     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.08.026     Document Type: Article

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