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 …

Molten salt reactors (MSRs) are being considered as one of the potential nuclear options to
meet future energy demands. While the MSR designs are drastically different from the more …

Crystallization in glasses is usually considered to be a problem in the glass industry.
However, controlled crystallization of glasses is an important prerequisite in the …

Materials designed and engineered for technical applications must invariably meet or
exceed multiple key specifications. Even if commercial realization is not intended, scientific …

The purpose of this study was to determine the solubility of iodine in a low-activity waste
borosilicate glass when heated inside an evacuated and sealed fused quartz ampoule. The …

Abstract To separate La from LiCl-KCl fused salt by forming La-Pb alloy, the electrochemical
codeposition of Pb (II) and La (III) on inert W electrode and electroreduction of La (III) on …

In this work, we investigated the gamma ray shielding features of xCeO 2-0.2 SiO 2-(80-x)
TeO 2 glass using DFT and phy-x/PSD approach. Optimization of the silicate-tellurite glass …

The molten salt reactor (MSR) is one of the leading advanced nuclear reactor candidates to
replace current nuclear reactor technologies in the US Besides having more economical …

Electrochemical reprocessing, also referred to as pyroprocessing, is a technique for
recycling actinides from used nuclear fuel (UNF) to produce fuel for future reactors. Here …

Silver tellurite glasses with melting temperatures< 700° C were prepared to immobilize the
129 I that normally volatilizes during high-temperature melting. Glasses have densities of …