High-Entropy Glass-Ceramics for Nuclear Waste Immobilization

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Program:
Exploratory Topics
Award:
$500,000
Location:
Baltimore, Maryland
Status:
ACTIVE
Project Term:
09/21/2023 - 09/20/2025
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Technology Description:

Johns Hopkins University will develop a new class of materials called high-entropy glass-ceramics that could store more nuclear waste by percent weight than industry-standard glasses. The novel materials could significantly lower the infrastructure cost of nuclear waste disposal deep underground by reducing the volume of deep earth that must be excavated for every kilogram of waste.

Contact

ARPA-E Program Director:
Dr. Robert Ledoux
Project Contact:
Prof. Corey Oses
Press and General Inquiries Email:
ARPA-E-Comms@hq.doe.gov
Project Contact Email:
corey.oses@jhu.edu

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