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Research Article| April 01, 2008 Phosphates and Nuclear Waste Storage Eric H. Oelkers; Eric H. Oelkers LMTG-Université de Toulouse-CNRS-IRD-OMP 14 rue Édouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France E-mail: oelkers@lmtg.obs-mip.fr Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jean-Marc Montel Jean-Marc Montel LMTG-Université de Toulouse-CNRS-IRD-OMP 14 rue Édouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France E-mail: montel@lmtg.obs-mip.fr Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Elements (2008) 4 (2): 113–116. https://doi.org/10.2113/GSELEMENTS.4.2.113 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Eric H. Oelkers, Jean-Marc Montel; Phosphates and Nuclear Waste Storage. Elements 2008;; 4 (2): 113–116. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/GSELEMENTS.4.2.113 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract A significant effort has been made by the scientific community to evaluate the potential of phosphate minerals and glasses as nuclear waste storage hosts. Radioactive waste-bearing phosphates, including monazites, apatites, and glasses, can be readily synthesized in the laboratory. Because of their low solubilities and slow dissolution rates, these phosphates are more resistant to corrosion by geological fluids than many other potential nuclear waste storage hosts, including borosilicate glass. Phosphates are, however, not currently being used for nuclear waste storage, in part because their synthesis at the industrial scale is relatively labor intensive, often requiring the separation of the waste into distinct fractions of elements. Such limitations may be overcome by adding phosphate amendments to backfill material, which could provoke the precipitation of stable radiactive waste-bearing phosphate minerals in situ. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
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