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Immobilization of radwastes in glass containers and products formed thereby

  • US 4,528,011 A
  • Filed: 12/14/1981
  • Issued: 07/09/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Method of making a glass article starting with a porous glass preform comprising immersing said preform in a solution having a pH between 9 and 13.5 comprising ammonium hydroxide and at least one dopant selected from the group consisting of cesium, rubidium, strontium, and copper, and drying and heating to collapse the pores of the preform to form a highly durable glass article comprising more than 86 mole % SiO2 and between 0.5 and 6 mole % dopant oxide.

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