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NNWSI Waste Form Performance Test Development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

John K. Bates
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439
Thomas J. Gerding
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439
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Abstract

A test method has been developed to measure the release of radionuclides from the waste package under simulated NNWSI repository conditions, and to provide information concerning materials interactions that may occur in the repository. Data from 13 weeks of unsaturated testing are discussed and compared to that from a 13 week analog test. The data indicate that the waste form test is capable of producing consistent, reproducible results that will be useful in evaluating the role of the waste package in the long-term performance of the repository.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1985

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