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The behavior of unirradiated UO2 and uraninite under repository conditions characterized by Raman

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 February 2017

L. J. Bonales ,
J.M. Elorrieta ,
C. Menor-Salván  and
J. Cobos
L. J. Bonales*
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Av. Complutense, 40, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
J.M. Elorrieta
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Av. Complutense, 40, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
C. Menor-Salván
Affiliation:
Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA), Ctra. Torrejón-Ajalvir, km 4, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain.
J. Cobos
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Av. Complutense, 40, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
*
*(Email: laurajbonales@quim.ucm.es)
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Abstract

Raman spectroscopy studies have been performed on one hand to identify different materials related to spent nuclear fuel (SNF), and on the other hand to study the behavior of SNF at different storage conditions. Specifically, the expected oxidation of the SNF matrix under dry storage conditions and the formation of secondary phases (SP), as a result of corrosion of SNF in a deep geological repository, have been studied. In order to perform these experiments, two protocols based on the Raman spectroscopy technique have been developed. The results show U4O9/U3O7 and U3O8 as oxidation products of UO2 powder at high temperatures in air, and the secondary phase formation (rutherfordine, UO2(CO3), soddyite, (UO2)2SiO4•2H2O, uranophane alpha Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•5H2O and kasolite, PbUO2SiO4•H2O), due to uraninite corrosion under the conditions of Sierra Albarrana (Spain).

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oxideURaman spectroscopy
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MRS Advances , Volume 1 , Issue 62: Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXXIX , 2016 , pp. 4157 - 4162
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2017 

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