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Modelling the Activation of H2 on Spent Fuel Surface and Inhibiting Effect of UO2 Dissolution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2013

L. Duro ,
O. Riba ,
A. Martínez-Esparza  and
J. Bruno
L. Duro
Affiliation:
Amphos 21 Consulting, S.L., P. Garcia Faria 49-51, 1-1, Barcelona, E-08019, Spain
O. Riba
Affiliation:
Amphos 21 Consulting, S.L., P. Garcia Faria 49-51, 1-1, Barcelona, E-08019, Spain
A. Martínez-Esparza
Affiliation:
ENRESA C/ Emilio Vargas, 7 Madrid, E-28043Spain.
J. Bruno
Affiliation:
Amphos 21 Consulting, S.L., P. Garcia Faria 49-51, 1-1, Barcelona, E-08019, Spain
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Abstract

The dissolution of spent nuclear fuel is defined in two different time steps, i) the Instant Release Fraction (IRF) occurring shortly after water contacts the solid spent fuel and responsible of the fast release of those radionuclides that have been accumulated in the zones of the spent fuel pellet with low confinement, such as gap and grain boundaries and ii) the long term release of radionuclides confined in the spent fuel matrix, much slower and dependent on the conditions of the water that contacts the spent fuel.

Several models have been developed to date to explain the dissolution behavior of spent nuclear fuel under disposal conditions. The Matrix Alteration Model (MAM) is one of the most evolved radiolytic models describing the dissolution mechanism in which an Alteration/Dissolution source term model is based on the oxidative dissolution of spent fuel. Under deep repository conditions and at the expected of water contacting time (after 1000 years of spent fuel storage), α radiation will be the main contributor to water radiolysis. In the current study, simulations evaluating the effect of surface area on the alteration/dissolution of spent fuel matrix are performed considering different particle sizes of spent fuel and simulations integrating the actinides dissolution have been performed considering the precipitation of secondary phases.

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Usimulationkinetics
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1518: Symposium LL – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXXVI , 2012 , pp. 133 - 138
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2013 

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