| Abstract: | Data are cited on the effect of ionizing radiations on the chemical stability of vitreous materials intended for radioactive waste disposal. It is shown that exposure in air leads to a change in the chemical composition of the surface of specimens as a result of heterogeneous radiation-chemical reactions involving the solid preparations and components of the air. Suggested reaction products are carbonates, hydroxides, and nitrates.Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 361–367, April, 1965 |
