A New Irradiation Effect and Its Implications for the Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste
- 26 September 1980
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 209 (4464) , 1520-1522
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7433973
Abstract
Materials containing alkali metals or alkaline earths are sensitized by bombardment with either ions, electrons, or photons to chemical attack by atmospheric moisture. The implications of this effect on the proposed immobilization and long-term storage of high-level nuclear waste in glass or similar materials is discussed.Keywords
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