Sustainable polymers are materials derived from renewable, recycled and waste carbon
resources and their combinations, which at the end of life can be recycled, biodegraded or …

On the one hand, Irradiation is everywhere and irradiation effect, especially the material
irradiation damage effect under strong irradiation field, is one of the key factors for the …

Vitrification technology provides a solution for the issue of safe disposal of hazardous waste
containing harmful chemical composition and organic pollutants. This review discusses …

The question of silicate glass chemical durability is at the heart of many industrial and
environmental issues, with certain glasses, such as bioglasses, needing to transform rapidly …

99Tc is one of the most problematic fission products in the nuclear fuel cycle owing to its
large inventory in used nuclear fuel, long half-life, potential radiation hazard, high …

All materials can suffer from environmental degradation; the rate and extent of degradation
depend on the details of the material composition and structure as well as the environment …

Standard methods to assess the durability of vitrified radioactive waste were first developed
in the 1980's and, over the last 40 years, have evolved to yield a range of responses …

High-level radioactive waste is accumulating at temporary storage locations around the
world and will eventually be placed in deep geological repositories. The waste forms and …

Abstract The Hanford site in Washington State houses~ 56 million gallons of radioactive
wastes stored in 177 underground tanks. The waste must be immobilized and permanently …

Silicate glasses are durable materials, but are they sufficiently durable to confine highly
radioactive wastes for hundreds of thousands years? Addressing this question requires a …