J. L. Steele 2026-11-05
J. L. Steele contributed to the PNNL study of waste-glass dissolution using controlled flow-through experiments. The joint report relates measured element release to glass durability.[ref]
Low-Activity Waste Glass Studies: FY2000 Summary Report by B. P. McGrail and others. Title-page byline and section 2
The single-pass flow-through leach test measures exported material, not simply a change in the specimen's apparent size. A comparison of released constituents also tests whether the dissolution follows the solid's bulk stoichiometry.