Measurement of glass corrosion in Boom Clay disposal conditions

Karel Lemmens, Marc Aertsens, Véra Pirlet, Hélène Serra, Elie Valcke, Pierre De Cannière, Pierre Van Iseghem

    Research outputpeer-review

    Abstract

    The life-time of vitrified high level waste (HLW-glass) in geological disposal conditions in Boom Clay was estimated. The main experimental variables were glass composition, environmental materials, temperature, and test duration. The dissolution tests showed that, although the presence of Boom Clay initially increases the glass dissolution rate, the long-term dissolution rate decreases for diluted clay/clay water slurries.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationICEM'01 Proceedings of the 8th International COnference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation
    PublisherASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
    Pages1615-1620
    Number of pages6
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2002
    Event2001 - ICEM'01: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation - Bruges
    Duration: 30 Sep 20014 Oct 2001

    Conference

    Conference2001 - ICEM'01
    Country/TerritoryBelgium
    CityBruges
    Period2001-09-302001-10-04

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
    • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
    • Waste Management and Disposal

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