The Effect of Adding Crystalline Silicotitanate on the Durability, Liquidus, and Viscosity of Simulated High-Level Waste Glasses at Savannah River Site

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This report provides a summary of the results obtained for a limited variability study for glasses containing Crystalline Silicotitanate (CST), Monosodium Titanate (MST), and either simulated Purex or HM sludge. Twenty-two glasses containing Purex sludge and three glasses containing HM sludge were fabricated and tested. The fabricated glasses were tested for durability using the 7-day Product Consistency Test (PCT) and characterized by measuring the viscosity at 1150°C and by determining an approximate, bounding liquidus temperature. The current models used by Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) for predicting durability, viscosity, and liquidus temperature were applied to all 25 glasses. The goal of this work was to identify any major-problems from a glass perspective, within the scope of this effort, which could potentially preclude the use of CST at DWPF.

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    J. R. Harbour, T. B. Edwards & R. J. Workman

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Harbour, J.R., Edwards, T.B. & Workman, R.J. The Effect of Adding Crystalline Silicotitanate on the Durability, Liquidus, and Viscosity of Simulated High-Level Waste Glasses at Savannah River Site. MRS Online Proceedings Library 608, 659 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-608-659

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