journal of kerbala university

Abstract

the present work is a study of leaching and mechanical properties of radioactive waste solidified by cementation using ordinary Portland cement produced by Iraqi cement state company with fly ash (fly ash/cement ratio :0.3) , using different radioactive waste loading capacity (5% ,10% ,15% ,20% ,25% solid and sludge wt%) .
The results showed that the compressive strength increases as the waste loading capacity decreases .a comparison was made between leaching of radioactive nuclides from specimens of different loading capacity for the same period of time apart for readings. It was found that leaching proportional with loading capacity