Granite recrystallization: The key to the nuclear waste problem?

Research Article| August 01, 2003 Granite recrystallization: The key to the nuclear waste problem? Fergus G.F. Gibb; Fergus G.F. Gibb 1Immobilisation Science Laboratory, Department of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Philip G. Attrill Philip G. Attrill 2Parexel International Ltd., 1 South Quay Drive, Sheffield S2 5SU, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Fergus G.F. Gibb 1Immobilisation Science Laboratory, Department of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK Philip G. Attrill 2Parexel International Ltd., 1 South Quay Drive, Sheffield S2 5SU, UK Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 06 Dec 2002 Revision Received: 30 Apr 2003 Accepted: 01 May 2003 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (2003) 31 (8): 657–660. https://doi.org/10.1130/G19410.1 Article history Received: 06 Dec 2002 Revision Received: 30 Apr 2003 Accepted: 01 May 2003 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Fergus G.F. Gibb, Philip G. Attrill; Granite recrystallization: The key to the nuclear waste problem?. Geology 2003;; 31 (8): 657–660. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G19410.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract We report the outcome of high-temperature, high-pressure experiments showing that granite can be partially melted and completely recrystallized on a time scale of years as opposed to millennia as widely believed. This could prove the key to secure, very deep borehole disposal in the continental crust for small to moderate volumes of particularly problematic radionuclides. Removal of these problematic isotopes from spent nuclear fuel and other forms of high-level waste could open the way to safe and acceptable disposal of the remaining bulk of high-level waste with large volumes of intermediate-level waste in geologically shallow, conventional repositories. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.