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    The development and testing of Synroc C as a high level nuclear waste form
    (Cambridge University Press, 2011-02-15) Reeve, KD; Levins, DM; Ramm, EJ; Woolfrey, JL; Buykx, WJ
    The current status of SYNROC C research and development by the Australian Atomic Energy Commission is reviewed. A non-radioactive fabrication demonstration line designed to produce 10 cm o.d., 90 cm long, cylinders of SYNROC canned in stainless steel by the method of in-can hot pressing is being commissioned. Leach tests are proving the excellent leach resistance of SYNROC. Accelerated radiation damage testing using fast neutrons has simulated storage times of up to 6.7×105 years. Thermophysical properties of SYNROC have been measured over the temperature range 20–650°C. © Materials Research Society 1982
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    The development and testing of SYNROC for high level radioactive waste fixation
    (Australian Atomic Energy Commission, 1981-02-23) Reeve, KD; Levins, DM; Ramm, RJ; Woolfrey, JL; Buykx, WJ; Ryan, RK; Champan, JF
    Research and development on the SYNROC concept for high level radioactive waste fixation commenced at the Australian Atomic Energy Commission Research Establishment, Lucas Heights, in March 1979, in collaboration with a complementary program at The Australian National University (ANU). The present paper reports progress in the project's second year and reviews its current status. An inactive 30 kg-scale SYNROC fabrication line incorporating in-can hot pressing as the fabrication step has been built for operation in mid-1981. Atmospheric pressure and hydrothermal leach tests are demonstrating the excellent leach resistance of SYNROC. Accelerated radiation damage tests using fast neutrons are simulating damage in SYNROC for periods of close to 10/sup 6/ years. In supporting research, mineral phase development, impact friability and thermophysical properties of SYNROC are being studied.