Standard methods to assess the durability of vitrified radioactive waste were first developed in the 1980's and, over the last 40 years, have evolved to yield a range of responses …
Abstract For B 2 O 3-Bi 2 O 3-BaO glass system, γ, proton, alpha, electron, and neutron radiation shielding aspects were examined. Adopting Phy-X/PSD software, mass attenuation …
Since the first large scale commercial nuclear power plant became operational in 1958, the nuclear power industry has been faced with the growing problem of disposal of …
D Caurant, O Majérus - … of materials: technical ceramics and glasses, 2021 - hal.science
As all other industries and human activities, nuclear industry generates waste during energy production (electricity) or weapons fabrication. However, in the case of nuclear industry …
The influence of increasing ZrO 2 content on the structural features of a rare earths (RE= Nd, La) bearing soda-lime aluminoborosilicate glass was investigated through a multi …
The structural and chemical properties of zirconolite (ideally CaZrTi2O7) as a host phase for separated REE–actinide-rich wastes are considered. Detailed analysis of both natural and …
MI Ojovan - Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2024 - Springer
Vitreous materials in the form of both relatively homogeneous glasses and composite glass crystalline materials (GCM) incorporating disperse crystalline phases are currently the most …
N Chouard, D Caurant, O Majérus… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The incorporation of high MoO 3 amounts in borosilicate glasses developed for the immobilization of radioactive waste may lead to the crystallization of Mo-rich phases that …
The main immobilization technologies that have been demonstrated for radioactive waste disposal are cementation, bituminization, and vitrification. Vitrification is currently the most …