Nuclear Waste Glasses - How Durable?

Research Article| December 01, 2006 Nuclear Waste Glasses - How Durable? Bernd Grambow Bernd Grambow *Subatech, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, CNRS/IN2P3, Université de Nantes, 4 rue Alfred Kastler, 44307 Nantes, France E-mail: grambow@subatech.in2p3.fr Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Elements (2006) 2 (6): 357–364. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.2.6.357 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Bernd Grambow; Nuclear Waste Glasses - How Durable?. Elements 2006;; 2 (6): 357–364. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.2.6.357 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract High-level nuclear wastes (HLW) are the liquid effluents that result from the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel. These wastes are typically solidified in a glass for final disposal in deep geologic formations. At present, there is no geologic repository receiving these vitrified wastes. A primary issue in nuclear waste management is whether there can be societal, regulatory, and political confidence that the radiotoxic constituents of HLW can be safely disposed of for hundreds of thousands of years. If a glass waste form, placed at a depth of hundreds of meters, is stable and essentially insoluble in groundwater, it would be almost impossible for radioactivity to reach the environment. This paper summarizes the state of knowledge of glass performance in a geologic repository and examines the question of whether the long-term stability of the glass and radionuclide retention can be assured. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.