Indentation, owing to its ability to induce permanent deformation in a controlled manner
even in highly brittle materials that are otherwise not amenable to critical mechanical testing …

Radioactive waste vitrification has been carried out industrially in several countries for
nearly 40 years. Research into the formulation and long term behavior of high and …

The reprocessing of nuclear spent fuel generates highly radioactive liquid wastes (HLW) that
must be isolated from the biosphere in very durable solid matrices. In the first part of this …

This paper presents an overview of the main results of the French research on the long-term
behavior of SON68 nuclear glass towards alpha decay accumulation. The effect of the …

Assessing the behavior under irradiation of oxide glasses used for nuclear waste
immobilization is essential for qualifying the long-term behavior of the wasteform. This study …

Borosilicate glass is a candidate material for solidification of high-level radioactive waste
(HLW). During disposal of HLW, the glass will be subjected to irradiation, especially the …

Abstract The dense Al 2 O 3-ZrO 2 ceramic composite prepared by spark plasma sintering
was irradiated by 500 keV He ions with different fluences and temperatures. The …

Molecular dynamics simulations of the ballistic effects arising from displacement cascades in
glasses have been investigated in silica and in a SiO2–B2O3–Na2O glass. In both glasses …

Simple and complex borosilicate glasses were irradiated with single and double ion beams
of light and heavy ions over a broad fluence and stopping power range. As a result of the …

The aim of the studies about the stability of nuclear glasses is to predict as accurately as
possible their behavior over geological timescale. It requires the development of …