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Another synthetic mineral concept being studied extensively is Synroc, an acronym for<br />

synthetic rock coined by Dr. A. E. Ringwood <strong>of</strong> the Australian National University at<br />

Canberra, for a concept in which the radionuclides are incorporated in solid solution in<br />

just three nonsilicate minerals: hollandite, perovskite and zirconolite (Ringwood et al.<br />

1979). A distinguishing feature <strong>of</strong> this concept is that it maintains a low waste loading<br />

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