Nuclear Waste Forms: State-of-the-Art and Perspectives

Dear Colleagues,

The safe disposal of nuclear wastes is one of the major scientific and societal challenges of the coming decades. In this context, the knowledge of the behavior of different forms of nuclear waste is crucial for safety assessments of future deep geological repositories.

The Special Issue on “Nuclear Waste Forms: State of the Art and Perspectives” will give an overview on the design, performance, and properties of various nuclear waste forms for high-level radioactive waste (HLW). It will therefore provide in-depth information on a wide range of different radioactive waste forms, from spent nuclear fuel itself and simulated nuclear fuels, crystalline (ceramics), and non-crystalline waste forms (e.g., borosilicate glass) to specific waste forms that have been developed for the incorporation of special wastes.

This Special Issue welcomes contributions from all researchers working on all forms of nuclear waste forms, as well as on their characterization, properties, and applications. Experimental and theoretical considerations as well as modeling work are desired.

The Special Issue will cover but not be limited to the following topics:

• Spent nuclear fuel;
• All forms of simulated (spent) nuclear fuels (UO₂ based model systems, SIMFUEL);
• Ceramic waste forms, Synroc;
• Vitrified nuclear waste;
• Waste forms for specific waste streams.

It is our pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are welcome.

Dr. Philip Kegler
Dr. Stefan Neumeier
Guest Editors

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