May 26, 2021
Report

Glass Compositions and Properties of Enhanced Waste Glass with High Alumina Content for High-Level Waste

Abstract

This report documents the work performed to collect critical property data on high-level waste (HLW) glasses with high alumina content. This report covers the experimental results of thermal, physical, chemical, and electrical properties of 46 high alumina (15 to 30 wt%) borosilicate waste-glass compositions with one duplicate for a total of 47 glasses. These experimental results are essential for developing property-composition models for the future operation of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) currently under construction at the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) was requested by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of River Protection to provide expert evaluation and experimental work in support of the vitrification technology development program.

Published: May 26, 2021

Citation

Russell R.L., Y. Chou, B.P. McCarthy, L.P. Darnell, V. Gervasio, J.L. Mayer, and J.B. Lang, et al. 2017. Glass Compositions and Properties of Enhanced Waste Glass with High Alumina Content for High-Level Waste Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.