Forty years of durability assessment of nuclear waste glass by standard methods
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 …
in the 1980's and, over the last 40 years, have evolved to yield a range of responses …
Recent advances in corrosion science applicable to disposal of high-level nuclear waste
High-level radioactive waste is accumulating at temporary storage locations around the
world and will eventually be placed in deep geological repositories. The waste forms and …
world and will eventually be placed in deep geological repositories. The waste forms and …
Effect of composition on the short-term and long-term dissolution rates of ten borosilicate glasses of increasing complexity from 3 to 30 oxides
S Gin, X Beaudoux, F Angéli, C Jégou… - Journal of Non-Crystalline …, 2012 - Elsevier
Ten borosilicate glass compositions consisting of a ternary sodium borosilicate containing
increasing numbers of some of the key elements (Al, Ca, Zr, Ce) present in nuclear glasses …
increasing numbers of some of the key elements (Al, Ca, Zr, Ce) present in nuclear glasses …
Glass dissolution rate measurement and calculation revisited
M Fournier, A Ull, E Nicoleau, Y Inagaki… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2016 - Elsevier
Aqueous dissolution rate measurements of nuclear glasses are a key step in the long-term
behavior study of such waste forms. These rates are routinely normalized to the glass …
behavior study of such waste forms. These rates are routinely normalized to the glass …
Review of intermediate-scale field tests in support of disposal of waste forms
Nuclear waste has been generated from commercial nuclear reactors and from past nuclear
weapons production activities. The safe disposal of this waste generally is planned to …
weapons production activities. The safe disposal of this waste generally is planned to …
Open scientific questions about nuclear glass corrosion
S Gin - Procedia Materials Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Nuclear glass corrosion by groundwater involves coupled processes at various scales that
need to be well understood to develop predictive kinetic models. Here we highlight and …
need to be well understood to develop predictive kinetic models. Here we highlight and …
An insight into the corrosion of alkali aluminoborosilicate glasses in acidic environments
N Stone-Weiss, RE Youngman, R Thorpe… - Physical Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The majority of the literature on glass corrosion focuses on understanding the dissolution
kinetics and mechanisms of silicate glass chemistries in the neutral-to-alkaline aqueous …
kinetics and mechanisms of silicate glass chemistries in the neutral-to-alkaline aqueous …
Chemical transformations and transport phenomena at interfaces
Interfaces, the boundary that separates two or more chemical compositions and/or phases of
matter, alters basic chemical and physical properties including the thermodynamics of …
matter, alters basic chemical and physical properties including the thermodynamics of …
Predicting boron coordination in multicomponent borate and borosilicate glasses using analytical models and machine learning
Accurate prediction of boron coordination in multicomponent glasses is critical in glass
science and technology as it strongly affects the properties of borate and borosilicate …
science and technology as it strongly affects the properties of borate and borosilicate …
Impacts of glass composition, pH, and temperature on glass forward dissolution rate
Nuclear waste glasses dissolve at the forward dissolution rate (rf) in very dilute aqueous
solutions, which can isolate the impact of the glass composition from solution feedback and …
solutions, which can isolate the impact of the glass composition from solution feedback and …