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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Glass offers improved means of storing UK's nuclear waste


Glass offers improved means of storing UK's nuclear waste
Phys.Org
University of Sheffield researchers have shown, for the first time, that a method of storing nuclear waste normally used only for high level waste, could provide a safer, more efficient, and potentially cheaper, solution for the storage and ultimate .

Glass Offers Improved Means of Storing UK's Nuclear Waste

Product Design & Development -
ILW makes up more than three quarters of the volume of material destined for geological disposal in the UK. Currently the UK's preferred method is to encapsulate ILW in specially formulated cement. The waste is mixed with cement and sealed in steel drums, ...

Vitrification could improve safety of ILW treatment

The Engineer -
Studies have found that vitrifying intermediate-level nuclear waste (ILW) is a viable alternative to encapsulating waste in specially formulated cement. ILW makes up more than three quarters of the volume of material destined for geological disposal in the UK, ...
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