Nuclear waste immobilization and radiation-resistant materials
Nuclear waste immobilization
Nuclear wastes, produced by spent fuels of the nuclear power plants, are highly hazardous and are typically immobilized in glasses, namely borosilicate and phosphosilicate. The aim of this research is to develop a compositional map of borosilicate glasses suitable for nuclear waste immobilization in terms of processability, chemical durability, and stability.
Radiation-resistant materials
Materials, when exposed to high-energy radiation, undergo significant disordering at the atomic scale. This atomic disordering is associated with the degradation in the physical properties including, but not limited to, stiffness, strength, and chemical durability. The aim of this research is to develop a fundamental understanding on the effect of neutron irradiation on a broad class inorganic materials ranging from aggregate minerals to glasses. The understanding will aid the design of radiation-resistant materials.
