Radiation effects in glasses used for immobilization of high-level waste and plutonium
disposition
W.J. Weber*, R.C. Ewing+, C.A. Angell#, G.W. Arnold , A.N. Cormack**, J.M. Delaye++,
D.L. Griscom##, L.W. Hobbs , A. NavrotskyÝ, D.L. Price%, A.M. Stoneham@, M.C. Weinbergx
(*Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, +University of New Mexico, #Arizona State
University, Consultants International, **Alfred University, ++DTA/SRMP, ##Naval
Research Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ÝPrinceton University,
%Argonne National Laboratory, @University College of London, xUniversity of Arizona)
This paper is a comprehensive review of the state-of-knowledge in the field of radiation
effects in glasses that are to be used for the immobilization of high-level nuclear
waste and plutonium disposition. The current status and issues in the area of radiation damage processes, defect generation, microstructure development, theoretical
methods and experimental methods are reviewed. Questions of fundamental and technological
interest that offer opportunities for research are identified.