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Radiation Effects in Glasses Used for Immobilization of High-level Waste and Plutonium Disposition

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This paper is a comprehensive review of the state-of-knowledge in the field of radiation effects in glasses that are to be used for the immobilization of high-level nuclear waste and plutonium disposition. The current status and issues in the area of radiation damage processes, defect generation, microstructure development, theoretical methods and experimental methods are reviewed. Questions of fundamental and technological interest that offer opportunities for research are identified.

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    William J. Weber

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Weber, W.J., Ewing, R.C., Angell, C.A. et al. Radiation Effects in Glasses Used for Immobilization of High-level Waste and Plutonium Disposition. Journal of Materials Research 12, 1948–1978 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1997.0266

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