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Corrosion of Radioactive, Crushed Waste Glass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Inga-Kari Björner ,
H. Christensen ,
H. P. Hermansson ,
M Tsukamoto  and
L Werme
Inga-Kari Björner
Affiliation:
Studsvik Nuclear, S-611 82 Nyköping, Sweden
H. Christensen
Affiliation:
Studsvik Nuclear, S-611 82 Nyköping, Sweden
H. P. Hermansson
Affiliation:
Studsvik Nuclear, S-611 82 Nyköping, Sweden
M Tsukamoto
Affiliation:
Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 11–1 Iwato Kita 2-chome, Koraae-shi, Tokyo 201, Japan
L Werme
Affiliation:
Swedish Nuclear Management Company. Box 5864 S-102 48 Stockholm, Sweden
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Abstract

The corrosion experiments of crushed, radioactive waste glass at Studsvik within phase V of the JSS Project are described. The experiments were performed with high S/V ratios (1100 and 4000 m−1) which resulted in silica saturation already after the shortest reaction time studied (91 d).Thee long term leach rate of the soluble elements is about 10−3 g.m d−1, both in the presence and absence of bentonite. In the presence of bentonite + magnetite the leach rate is higher, about 0.007 g.m1.d−2. The release rate to the solution of Cs is one order of magnitude lower and that of Pu-238 + Am-241 three orders of magnitude lower than the release rate of the soluble elements Mo and B. Most of the Pu-238 and Am-241 fraction, found in the solution, is present as colloids.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 127: Symposium BERLIN – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XII , 1988 , 113
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

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