Solubility Of Plutonium and Surrogates in Nuclear Glass Matrices

摘要

The minor actinides streams from reprocessing plants are currently incorporated in borosilicate nuclear glass matrices. The resulting glass must be perfectly homogeneous, i.e., all the constituent elements must be uniformly distributed in the glass matrix. The work discussed here is part of a study of actinides solubility in borosilicate glass, undertaken to determine the extent of actinides solubility in the glass and to understand the mechanisms controlling actinides solubilization.