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Synroc

Synroc is a synthetic ceramic waste form designed for the immobilization of high-level nuclear waste, distinguished by its multiphase titanate mineralogy that incorporates radionuclides into structurally stable host phases.

68

Publications

3.6K

Citations

178

Authors

46

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

4

Variants

Synthetic Rock

Parents

Publications

68

Immobilisation of high level nuclear reactor wastes in SYNROC

A. E. Ringwood, S. E. Kesson, N. G. Ware et al. · Nature · 1979 · 749 citations

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Immobilisation of radioactive waste in glasses, glass composite materials and ceramics

William Lee, Michael I. Ojovan, Martin C. Stennett et al. · Advances in Applied Ceramics Structural Functional and Bioceramics · 2005 · 415 citations

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The SYNROC process: A geochemical approach to nuclear waste immobilization.

A. E. Ringwood, S. E. Kesson, N. G. Ware et al. · GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL · 1979 · 254 citations · Full text

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Disposal of high-level nuclear wastes: a geological perspective

A. E. Ringwood · Mineralogical Magazine · 1985 · 165 citations

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Immobilization of high-level nuclear reactor wastes in SYNROC: A current appraisal

A. E. Ringwood, V.M. Oversby, S. E. Kesson et al. · Nuclear and Chemical Waste Management · 1981 · 144 citations

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Authors

178

  1. ER
    E. R. Vance

    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Australia

    11 publications · 335 citations

    11

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  2. AE
    A. E. Ringwood

    Australian National University, Australia

    8 publications · 1.5K citations

    8

    h-index

  3. KP
    K. P. Hart

    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Australia

    8 publications · 283 citations

    8

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  4. RA
    R. A. Day

    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Australia

    6 publications · 248 citations

    6

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  5. GR
    Gregory R. Lumpkin

    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Australia

    6 publications · 230 citations

    6

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Institutions

46

  1. Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

    Sydney, Australia

    17 h-index

    86 publications

    3K citations

  2. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    9 h-index

    27 publications

    6.7K citations

  3. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    Livermore, United States

    9 h-index

    19 publications

    520 citations

  4. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    8 h-index

    29 publications

    919 citations

  5. Southwest University of Science and Technology

    Mianyang, China

    4 h-index

    16 publications

    255 citations

  6. American Ceramic Society

    Westerville, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    172 citations

  7. QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

    Brisbane, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    70 citations

  8. Atomic Energy (Canada)

    Ottawa, Canada

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    87 citations

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Venues

  1. MRS Proceedings

    13 publications · 246 citations

    11

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  2. Journal of Nuclear Materials

    9 publications · 358 citations

    9

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  3. Journal of the American Ceramic Society

    8 publications · 286 citations

    8

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  4. GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

    2 publications · 337 citations

    2

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  5. Nuclear Technology

    2 publications · 35 citations

    2

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