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Phosphate glasses have some properties superior to those of borosilicate glasses. Among these are lower melting temperature, higher solubility for molybdenum and better chemical durability for some alkali-low glasses. The high corrosion of metallic containers by the melt was overcome by using refractory-lined melters. The tendency for the phosphate glass to crystallize was suppressed by rapidly cooling small beads. The beads were then embedded in a lead matrix to yield a composite nuclear waste form (1).
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Grambow, B., Lutze, W. (1980). Chemical Stability of a Phosphate Glass under Hydrothermal Conditions. In: Northrup, C.J.M. (eds) Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management. Advances in Nuclear Science & Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3839-0_13
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