Synroc is a superior method of nuclear waste storage because it minimises leaching.
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Synroc is not a disposal method.
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Synroc still has to be stored.
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Unlike borosilicate glass, which is amorphous, Synroc is a ceramic that incorporates the radioactive waste into its crystal structure.
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The aim of Synroc is to imitate this by converting liquid into a crystalline structure and use to store radioactive waste.
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The starting precursor for Synroc-C fabrication contains < " 57 wt . % TiO2 and 2 wt . % metallic Ti.
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Synroc-based glass composite materials ( GCM ) combine the process and chemical flexibility of glass with the superior chemical durability of ceramics and can achieve higher waste loadings.
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Immobilising weapons-grade plutonium or transuranium wastes instead of bulk HLW may essentially change the Synroc phase composition to primarily zirconolite-based or a pyrochlore-based ceramic.
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Different types of Synroc waste forms ( ratios of component minerals, specific HIP pressures and temperatures etc . ) can be developed for the immobilisation of different types of waste.
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Synroc was chosen in April 2005 for a multimillion-dollar " demonstration " contract to eliminate of plutonium-contaminated waste at British Nuclear Fuel's Sellafield plant, on the northwest coast of England.
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