Turning nuclear waste into glass

Vitrification has emerged as the treatment option of choice for the most dangerous radioactive waste. But dealing with the nuclear waste legacy of the Cold War will require state-of-the-art facilities and advanced glass formulations.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Physics today 2015-02, Vol.68 (2), p.33-39
1. Verfasser:	Pegg, Ian L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GLASS MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES Nuclear physics Nuclear weapons RADIOACTIVE WASTES VITRIFICATION War Weapons
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Zusammenfassung:	Vitrification has emerged as the treatment option of choice for the most dangerous radioactive waste. But dealing with the nuclear waste legacy of the Cold War will require state-of-the-art facilities and advanced glass formulations.
ISSN:	0031-9228 1945-0699
DOI:	10.1063/PT.3.2687