Hollandite-rich ceramic waste forms have been demonstrated to exhibit high durability while simultaneously accommodating a wide range of radionuclides in their matrices. This paper presents preliminary results on the preparation and characterization of ceramic waste forms prepared by two different methods-melt processing and spark plasma sintering (SPS). Both processes resulted in similar phase assemblages but exhibited different microstructures depending on processing method. The SPS samples exhibited fine-grained (<1 lm) and dispersed phases, whereas the melt-processed sample contained larger grains (10-20 lm) of specific phases. Additional data will need to be collected on the aqueous leaching durability and radiation resistance to evaluate each processing method for waste form performance.
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