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Radiation Effects in Glass Waste Forms for High-Level Waste and Plutonium Disposal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

W. J. Weber  and
R. C. Ewing
W. J. Weber
Affiliation:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352
R. C. Ewing
Affiliation:
Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
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Abstract

A key challenge in the permanent disposal of high-level waste (HLW), plutonium residues/scraps, and excess weapons plutonium in glass waste forms is the development of predictive models of long-term performance that are based on a sound scientific understanding of relevant phenomena. Radiation effects from β-decay and α-decay can impact the performance of glasses for HLW and Pu disposition through the interactions of the α-particles, β-particles, recoil nuclei, and γ-rays with the atoms in the glass. Recently, a scientific panel convened under the auspices of the DOE Council on Materials Science to assess the current state of understanding, identify important scientific issues, and recommend directions for research in the area of radiation effects in glasses for HLW and Pu disposition. The overall finding of the panel was that there is a critical lack of systematic understanding on radiation effects in glasses at the atomic, microscopic, and macroscopic levels. The current state of understanding on radiation effects in glass waste forms and critical scientific issues are presented.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 439: Symposium B – Microstructure Evolution During Irradiation , 1996 , 607
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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