Chemical Durability of Iron-phosphate Glass as the High Level Waste from Pyrochemical Reprocessing

Abstract

As a part of the research and development for the nuclear waste disposal concept suitable to the advanced fuel cycle systems and its performance evaluation, the iron-phosphate glass is examined as an alternative waste form for high level waste generated from pyrochemical reprocessing. In order to enhance the waste element content in the glass matrix and improve the durability of the waste form, optimization experiments of glass composition were carried out and the effect of additional other transition metal oxides was found out in this study.