Journal article
Glass-ceramics for nuclear-waste immobilization
MRS bulletin, Vol.42(3), pp.233-240
03/2017
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/114163
Abstract
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 development of glass-ceramics with tailored useful properties. Similar boundary conditions apply when considering glass-ceramics for the immobilization of nuclear waste via vitrification. While uncontrolled crystallization in nuclear-waste glasses is problematic, chemically durable glass-ceramics with significantly high waste loadings can be produced with controlled crystallization of glasses. This article presents an overview of various aspects of nuclear-waste glasses where crystallization is either considered to be advantageous or problematic. The classification of glass-ceramic waste forms and strategies to design glass-ceramics for a given waste stream is discussed. Some open and relevant problems faced by researchers developing nuclear-waste glass-ceramics are also offered.
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- Title
- Glass-ceramics for nuclear-waste immobilization
- Creators
- John S McCloy - School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, USA; john.mccloy@wsu.eduAshutosh Goel - Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA; ag1179@soe.rutgers.edu
- Publication Details
- MRS bulletin, Vol.42(3), pp.233-240
- Academic Unit
- Mechanical and Materials Engineering, School of
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press; New York, USA
- Number of pages
- 8
- Identifiers
- 99900547306701842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article