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Fission Product Immobilisation in Secondary Phases Formed During Magnox Waste Glass Dissolution at 60 °C: Experimental Results and Modelling.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

Paul K. Abraitis ,
Charlie R. Scales  and
Neil C. Hyatt
Paul K. Abraitis
Affiliation:
BNFL, R&T, B170, Sellafield, Seascale, Cumbria CA20 1PG, U.K. (paul.abraitis@bnfl.com)
Charlie R. Scales
Affiliation:
BNFL, R&T, B170, Sellafield, Seascale, Cumbria CA20 1PG, U.K. (paul.abraitis@bnfl.com)
Neil C. Hyatt
Affiliation:
Immobilisation Science Laboratory, Department of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD, U.K.
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Abstract

Dissolution of a complex, simulated Magnox Waste (MW) glass in batch dissolution experiments at 60 °C over a period of 56 days is accompanied by extensive development of secondary gels. Gel development has been followed using a range of chemical, spectroscopic and physical means. Initially, a surface layer comprising (hydr)oxides of Fe, Zr and the lanthanides develops at the glass surface. Aluminosilicate gels containing Si, Al, Mg, Sr, Cs and Rb develop in systems where sufficient quantities of glass derived solutes accumulate in the leachate. These gels are hydrous and readily soluble in acidic oxalate solutions. Solution chemistry data is consistent with the development of Cs,Sr-bearing aluminosilicates, silica gel and (hydr)oxides of hydrolysis prone waste components. The experimental results are compared with the predictions of a model that considers kinetically constrained glass dissolution and the precipitation of secondary phases, including a Cs,Sr-bearing aluminosilicate gel.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 757: Symposium II – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVI , 2002 , II5.11
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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