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synroc

(ˈsɪnˌrɒk)

(Elements & Compounds) a titanium-ceramic substance that can incorporate nuclear waste in its crystals

[from syn(thetic) + roc(k)]

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As part of the project, a "co-located Synroc waste treatment plant" will deliver "a permanent, safe and economical way of treating waste from past, current and future manufacture of nuclear medicines."

Synroc (for "synthetic rock") is an Australian technology which can reduce the volume of nuclear byproducts by up to 99 per cent "compared to other methods such as cementation," ANSTO said.

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Construction is underway of a new plant that will transform liquid radioactive waste into a unique, synthetic rock product--known as 'synroc'--developed in Australia.

Radioactive waste technology is locking up interest

The assurances given by Pangea include cladding the canisters in steel and immobilising the waste by incorporating it in a glassy or synthetic-rock (Synroc) matrix.