Abstract
The effects of radiation from alpha and beta decay on the performance and properties of borosilicate nuclear waste glasses are reviewed and discussed. Alpha decay results in volume changes of up to ± 1.2%. Stored energy, released over a wide temperature range, does not generally exceed 150 J/g. Changes in leach rates are not as well defined; increases of at least a factor of 3 can be expected. Ionization from alpha, beta, and gamma radiation results in volume changes, radiolytic decomposition, significant bubble formation, decreases in hardness, and increases in fracture toughness.
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