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Science 26 September 1980:
Vol. 209. no. 4464, pp. 1520 - 1522
DOI: 10.1126/science.7433973
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Science, Vol 209, Issue 4464, 1520-1522
Copyright © 1980 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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A new irradiation effect and its implications for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste

EH Hirsch

Materials containing alkali metals or alkaline earths are sensitized by bombardment with either ions, electrons, or photons to chemical attack by atmospheric moisture. The implications of this effect on the proposed immobilization and long-term storage of high-level nuclear waste in glass or similar materials is discussed.




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