INL Calcines - Waste Form Comparison
Due to the significant quantity of waste components that are problematic to incorporation in glass the baseline borosilicate glass technology has a relatively low waste loading, high waste form volume, the minimum acceptable chemical durability and therefore the maximum cost over the lifetime of the immobilization campaign.
If relatively high value is given to only two factors – cost savings and waste form durability – then the optimum waste form corresponds to the synrocANSTO envelope of glass-ceramics..
