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Synroc
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<p>Synroc, a <a href="/facts/Portmanteau/d124JEbz">portmanteau</a> of "synthetic rock", is a means of safely storing <a href="/facts/Radioactive_waste/MjYh5tlu">radioactive waste</a>. It was pioneered in 1978 by a team led by Professor <a href="/facts/Ted_Ringwood/DY2pPalN">Ted Ringwood</a> at the <a href="/facts/Australian_National_University/fqzCfrdp">Australian National University</a>, with further research undertaken in collaboration with <a href="/facts/Australian_Nuclear_Science_and_Technology_Organisation/dCdDEbPv">ANSTO</a> at research laboratories in <a href="/facts/Lucas_Heights%2c_New_South_Wales/DTRIyJFv">Lucas Heights</a>. </p>