Article | REF: G2080 V2

Waste solidification-stabilisation

Authors: Radu BARNA, Denise BLANC

Publication date: January 10, 2011

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4. Vitrification

4.1 Vitrification of nuclear waste

Since the early days of the French nuclear power industry, vitrification has been developed for the long-term containment of radioactive waste from spent fuel reprocessing. . At the end of the cycle, waste with a high radioactive load needs to be processed, and solidification aims to obtain a solid form that is safe for long-term containment, such as geological disposal. The technical and economic conditions and safety requirements are specific to the case of radioactive waste. In this case, there is no alternative for the long-term management of waste resulting...

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