An area of agreement in the waste glass corrosion community is that, at far-from-equilibrium conditions, the dissolution of borosilicate glasses used to immobilize nuclear waste is known …
The vitrification of high-level nuclear waste within borosilicate glass and its disposition within a multi-barrier repository deep underground is accepted as the best form of disposal. Here …
The evolution of the network connectivity of borosilicate glasses with the progressive addition of aluminum is analyzed using solid-state multinuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) …
The initial dissolution rate of a series of multicomponent glasses is studied in order to discuss the influence of increasing magnesium content in the glass on this alteration regime …
R Guo, CT Brigden, S Gin, SW Swanton… - Journal of Non-Crystalline …, 2018 - Elsevier
A series of simplified glasses were prepared to mimic the United Kingdom's Magnox radioactive waste glasses and determine the separate effect of the presence of Mg on the …
Efforts to reduce the carbon footprint associated with cement and concrete production have resulted in a number of promising lower‐emission alternatives. Still, research has …
TL Goût, MT Harrison, I Farnan - Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2019 - Elsevier
Before vitrified waste can be safely disposed of, a comprehensive understanding of the effects of temperature on wasteform aqueous durability must be acquired. In the experiments …
Summary In the United Kingdom (UK), High Level Waste (HLW) from nuclear energy generation will be incorporated into a glass before disposal in a deep geological facility …