To
safely dispose radioactive waste (including, e.g., thorium and
radiostrontium), Ce4+ and Sr2+ were chosen as
simulated surrogates of α and β waste and were introduced
into the Gd3+ site in Gd2Zr2O7 to maintain the average cationic radius and to compensate
for charge. A series of Gd2–x
Sr
x/2Ce
x/2Zr2O7 (0.00 ≤ x ≤ 0.25)
compounds were examined by experimental and theoretical calculations
to investigate the co-doping effects of α and β waste
in a Gd2Zr2O7-based matrix. The effects
of Ce4+ and Sr2+ content on the phase, unit
cell parameters, active modes, mechanical property, and microstructure
were studied systematically. Moreover, the limit of incorporation
of Ce4+ and Sr2+ in Gd2Zr2O7 pyrochlore and the lattice parameters were also calculated
through virtual crystal approximation theory, and the results were
found to well agree with experimental results.