Containment Materials

This course will provide a general overview of confinement materials by addressing the desired performance properties, the different classes of confinement matrices, and the associated synthesis methods. It will also describe the structure-property relationships related to the confinement of radionuclides and/or toxic chemical elements. The materials covered will include glass, glass-ceramics, and ceramics.

Hourly volumes*:

            CM: 12:00 p.m.

            TD: 8:00 a.m.

The objective of this course is to understand the approaches used to define, develop, and characterize materials (glass, glass-ceramics, ceramics, hydraulic binders) intended for the containment of radionuclides and/or toxic chemical elements.

Basics of Radioactivity

Solution Chemistry Applied to Actinides

Advanced Inorganic Materials

Terminal Control

• Desired performance characteristics and associated constraints:
• - Containment of radionuclides and toxic chemicals (glass, glass-ceramics, ceramics, hydraulic binders)
• - Separation/sorting of radioactive elements through crystallization/precipitation processes
• Material Classes and Synthesis Methods in a Nuclear Environment:
• - Glasses (borosilicate, phosphate, aluminosilicate, etc.)
• - Ceramic materials
• - Hydraulic binders
• Relationships Between Solid Structures and Expected Properties (Case Studies):
• - Formulations for glass and ceramics using waste streams (radioactive, toxic, etc.)
• - Hydraulic binder formulations for saline waste streams (sulfates, nitrates, etc.)

Administrative contact(s): Chemistry Master's Program Office

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