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McGlinn, P. J.; Brew, D. R. M.; Aldridge, L. P.; Payne, T. E.; Olufson, K. P.; Prince, K. E.; Kelly, I. J.
Proceedings of the 31. symposium on Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management2008
Proceedings of the 31. symposium on Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management2008
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[en] Cementitious material is the most commonly used encapsulation medium for low and intermediate level radioactive waste. This paper focuses on the aqueous durability of a Materials Testing Reactor (MTR) cementitious wasteform - a possible candidate for the proposed intermediate level waste management facility in Australia. A series of medium term (up to 92 months) durability tests, without leachate replacement, were conducted on samples of this wasteform. The wasteform was made from cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag and a simulated waste liquor. The compressive strength (39 MPa) was typical of MTR cement waste-forms and well above that required for handling or storage. The wasteform was an inhomogeneous mixture containing calcite, a calcium silicate hydrate phase, hydrotalcite and unreacted slag particles. After leaching for 92 months the crystallinity of the calcium silicate hydrate phase increased. The majority of the releases of Ca, Si, Al, Sr, S, Na and K was reached within 4 days of leaching, with the maxima i.e. the highest concentrations in the leachates, occurring at 3 months for Ca, Al, Sr, S, Na and K, and at 1 month for Si. For the longer leach periods (6 months and 3 months respectively) there was a slight reduction in concentration in the leachates, and these levels were similar to those for the longest period of 92 months, suggesting steady-state conditions prevailing after 3 to 6 months of leaching. The highest releases of matrix elements were for Na (37%), K (40%) and S (16%). Releases for elements such as Ca, Na, Al and Sr were similar in magnitude to those reported by the UKAEA in earlier MTR studies. After leaching for 92 months there was an alteration layer about 80 μm deep where calcium has been depleted. Na, K and Sr showed signs of diffusion towards the outer part of the cement samples. (authors)
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Materials Research Society - MRS, 506 Keystone Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086-7537 (United States); 709 p; 2008; p. 101-108; 31. Symposium on Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management; Sheffield (United Kingdom); 16-21 Sep 2007; Country of input: France; 6 refs.
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ALKALI METALS, ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS, ALKALINE EARTH METALS, BUILDING MATERIALS, CALCIUM COMPOUNDS, CARBONATE MINERALS, DISPERSIONS, DISSOLUTION, ELEMENTS, FURNACES, HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURES, MATERIALS, MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, METALS, MINERALS, MIXTURES, OXYGEN COMPOUNDS, PRESSURE RANGE, RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, RADIOACTIVE WASTES, SEMIMETALS, SEPARATION PROCESSES, SILICATES, SILICON COMPOUNDS, SOLUTIONS, WASTES
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