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Alteration of Nuclear Waste Glass by Hydration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

John K. Bates  and
Martin J. Steindler
John K. Bates
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, USA
Martin J. Steindler
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, USA
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Abstract

Aging of simulated nuclear waste glass by contact with a humid atmosphere results in the formation of a double hydration layer penetrating into the glass and in the formation of alteration products on the glass surface. This hydration process has been studied as a function of time, temperature, glass composition and water vapor pressure. A dual stage hydration rate was observed and rate constants were determined at each temperature. An Arrhenius plot for the initial stage alteration rate indicates the reaction mechanism does not change between the temperature limits of the experiment (120-240°C). This conclusion is supported by the sequence of mineral formation on the surface. This hydration process provides a means of accelerating aging reactions while simulating conditions that may exist in a nuclear waste repository.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 15: Symposium D – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management VI , 1982 , 83
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1983

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