Results from the long-term interaction and modeling of SRL-131 glass with aqueous solutions

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Leaching studies on SRL-131 simulated defense waste glass have been carried out for a duration of two years. This glass contained nonradioactive elements and depleted uranium to simulate the waste content. The leachants used in this study were deionized water, a sodium bicarbonate/silicic acid solution (silicate water), a synthetic groundwater, and a high ionic strength K-Mg-Na-Cl brine. Two temperatures were used: 40/sup 0/C and 90/sup 0/C. The long-term results were in fair agreement with modeling calculations performed using the PHREEQE geochemical code. The leachability of SRL-131 glass from results up to two years followed the trend: deionized water > silicate water > synthetic groundwater > salt brine at 40/sup 0/C and deionized water approx. = synthetic groundwater > silicate water > salt brine at 90/sup 0/C. Solid state analyses are reported along with an Appendix containing a complete data set.

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