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University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Aluminum silicates; Barium; Cesium; Radioactive wastes—Storage; Strontium
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Evaluation Of Cs/Sr Waste Form For Long Term Storage And Disposal, Gary Cerefice, Longzhou Ma
Evaluation Of Cs/Sr Waste Form For Long Term Storage And Disposal, Gary Cerefice, Longzhou Ma
Waste Forms Campaign (TRP)
To facilitate long-term storage, the disposal containers will need to be able to survive for the entire storage interval. The first aspect of the project will explore the potential interaction of the aluminosilicate waste form with the storage canister materials to determine if there is any corrosion or chemical interaction concerns for the storage of the materials. At the end of the storage interval, most of the cesium (137Cs) in the waste form will have decayed to its daughter, barium (137Ba). While this decay provides a significant reduction in the decay heat generated by the waste …