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Direct Conversion of Halogen-Containing Wastes to Borosilicate Glass

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Glass has become a preferred waste form worldwide for radioactive wastes; however, there are limitations. Halogen-containing wastes can not be converted to glass because halogens (chlorides, fluorides, etc.) form poor-quality waste glasses. Furthermore, halides in glass melters often form second phases that create operating problems. A new waste vitrification process, the Glass Material Oxidation and Dissolution System (GMODS), removes these limitations by converting halogen-containing wastes into borosilicate glass and a secondary, clean, sodium-halide stream.

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    C. W. Forsberg, E. C. Beahm & J. C. Rudolph

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Forsberg, C.W., Beahm, E.C. & Rudolph, J.C. Direct Conversion of Halogen-Containing Wastes to Borosilicate Glass. MRS Online Proceedings Library 465, 131–137 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-465-131

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