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Waste Glass/Repository Interactions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

D.E. Clark  and
C.A. Maurer
D.E. Clark
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
C.A. Maurer
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
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Abstract

The effects of repository material and a tailored backfill or overpack on the leaching behavior of glass have been studied. Two types of glasses were used in this investigation: 1) Model glasses comprised of 33 mol% alkali oxide-67 mol% SiO2 , and 2) alkali borosilicate glasses with and without simulated wastes. Several types of repository material were placed in the same containers as the glasses to determine if their presence would alter the extent of leaching. A backfill material consisting of phosphate slime/sand mixtures was evaluated with the same procedure. The results indicate that the leaching behavior of the glass may be influenced by the presence of some materials. Preliminary results of a 16½ month burial experiment in Florida are also discussed.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 11: Symposium – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management V , 1981 , 71
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1982

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