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Corrosion mechanisms of low level vitrified radioactive waste in a loamy soil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

M.I. Ojovan ,
W.E. Lee ,
A.S. Barinov ,
N.V. Ojovan ,
I.V. Startceva ,
D.H. Bacon ,
B.P. Mcgrail  and
J.D. Vienna
M.I. Ojovan
Affiliation:
Immobilisation Science Laboratory, Department of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, UK
W.E. Lee
Affiliation:
Immobilisation Science Laboratory, Department of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, UK
A.S. Barinov
Affiliation:
Scientific and Industrial Association “Radon”, Moscow, Russia
N.V. Ojovan
Affiliation:
Scientific and Industrial Association “Radon”, Moscow, Russia
I.V. Startceva
Affiliation:
Scientific and Industrial Association “Radon”, Moscow, Russia
D.H. Bacon
Affiliation:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, US
B.P. Mcgrail
Affiliation:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, US
J.D. Vienna
Affiliation:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, US
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Abstract

Field experiments have run for over 14 years to evaluate the behaviour of the same high-sodium content radioactive waste borosilicate glass buried in a loamy soil (glass K-26) and in an open testing area (glass Bs-10). Processing of field data for glass Bs-10 tested in an open area has resulted in a dissolution rate r = 0.42 µm/y and caesium diffusion coefficient D ≍ 1.8 10−20 m2/s at testing temperatures up to 19 oC. Both ion-exchange and hydrolysis control the corrosion of this glass. Processing of field data for K-26 glass revealed an insignificant role of glass dissolution. The caesium diffusion coefficient was estimated as D ≍ (3.4-5.1) 10−21 m2/s. Due to the relatively low storage temperatures (4.5 oC) used the leaching behaviour of glass K-26 is believed to be controlled by ion exchange processes. This mechanism is likely to remain dominant until the decay of 137Cs in the glass is below exemption levels.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 824: Symposium CC – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVIII , 2004 , CC5.8
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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