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Cementitious Radioactive Waste Hosts Formed Under Elevated Temperatures and Pressures (Fuetap Concretes)*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

L. R. Dole ,
J. G. Moore ,
G. C. Rogers ,
G. A. West ,
H. E. Devaney ,
M. T. Morgan ,
E. W. Mcdaniel  and
J. H. Kessler
L. R. Dole
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box Y, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
J. G. Moore
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box Y, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
G. C. Rogers
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box Y, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
G. A. West
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box Y, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
H. E. Devaney
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box Y, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
M. T. Morgan
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box Y, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
E. W. Mcdaniel
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box Y, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
J. H. Kessler
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box Y, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
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Abstract

Concretes formed under elevated temperatures and pressures (FUETAP concretes) are effective hosts for transuranic (TRU) and high-level defense and commercial wastes.

Tailored cement formulations developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) use Portland cement, fly ash, sand, and clay additives. These FUETAP concretes are cured under mild autoclave conditions, then the unbound water is removed.

This paper summarizes the FUETAP development program. These continuous studies address the major questions concerning the performance of radioactive waste forms.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 6: Symposium D – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management IV , 1981 , 585
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1982

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Research sponsored by the Office of Waste Operations and Technology, U.S. Department of Energy under contract W–7405–eng–26 with the Union Carbide Corporation.

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