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Iron-Enriched Basalt for Containment of Nuclear Wastes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

J M. Welch ,
R. P. Schuman ,
C. W. Sill ,
P. V. Kelsey Jr. ,
S. P. Henslee ,
R. L. Tallman ,
R. M. Horton ,
D. E. Owen ,
J. E. Flinn  and
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J M. Welch
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Inc., P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415
R. P. Schuman
Affiliation:
Inc., P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415
C. W. Sill
Affiliation:
Inc., P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415
P. V. Kelsey Jr.
Affiliation:
Inc., P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415
S. P. Henslee
Affiliation:
Inc., P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415
R. L. Tallman
Affiliation:
Inc., P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415
R. M. Horton
Affiliation:
Inc., P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415
D. E. Owen
Affiliation:
Inc., P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415
J. E. Flinn
Affiliation:
Inc., P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415
Eg&g Idaho
Affiliation:
Inc., P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415
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Abstract

Iron-enriched basalt (IEB) has been investigated as a containment medium for defense transuranic (TRU) and defense high-level wastes (HLW). IEB samples have been fabricated incorporating simulated and actual defense TRU wastes generated at the Rocky Flats Plant (RFP), and simulated defense high-level wastes. These samples were tested for leaching resistance and fracture toughness. Cesium and strontium volatility from an IEB melt was also assessed, using radioactively spiked samples.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 6: Symposium D – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management IV , 1981 , 23
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1982

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