Abstract
Stainless steel-zirconium waste form alloys are being developed for the disposal of metallic wastes recovered from spent nuclear fuel using an electrometallurgical process developed by Argonne National Laboratory. The metal waste form comprises the fuel cladding, noble metal fission products and other metallic constituents. Two nominal waste form compositions are being developed: (1) stainless steel-15 wt% zirconium for stainless steel-clad fuels. The noble metal fission products are the primary source of radiation and their contribution to the waste form radioactivity has been calculated. The disposition of actinide metals in the waste alloys is also being explored. Simulated waste form alloys were prepared to study the baseline alloy microstructures and the microstructural distribution of noble metals and actinides, and to evaluate corrosion performance.
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