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Conductivity–Chemistry Relationship in Simulated Nuclear Waste Glass Melts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

S. K. Sundaram  and
Elvis Q. Le
S. K. Sundaram
Affiliation:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA 99352, sk.sundaram@pn1.gov
Elvis Q. Le
Affiliation:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA 99352, sk.sundaram@pn1.gov
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Abstract

Electrical conductivity of three simulated nuclear waste glass melts was measured over a wide range of temperatures, using a high-accuracy, calibration-free, coaxial-cylinders technique. Glass chemistries representing both low-activity and high-level wastes at Hanford and Savannah River sites were used. The temperature dependence of the conductivity of these glasses was presented. The conductivity values measured at 1150°C were compared to the conductivity values predicted from first-order mixture model.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 608: Symposium QQ – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXIII , 1999 , 665
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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