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Leaching of Actinides from the French LWR Reference Glass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

S. Fillet ,
J L. Nogues ,
E. Vernaz  and
N. Jacquet-Francillon
S. Fillet
Affiliation:
CEA - CEN/Valrho, BP 171, 30205 Bagnols sur Ceze, France
J L. Nogues
Affiliation:
CEA - CEN/Valrho, BP 171, 30205 Bagnols sur Ceze, France
E. Vernaz
Affiliation:
CEA - CEN/Valrho, BP 171, 30205 Bagnols sur Ceze, France
N. Jacquet-Francillon
Affiliation:
CEA - CEN/Valrho, BP 171, 30205 Bagnols sur Ceze, France
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Abstract

The French LWR reference glass was spiked successively with 237Np, 239Pu, 238Pu and 241Am to study the specific leaching behavior of each actinide, as part of a larqer program investigating the effects of a decay in this glass. This paper describes the preparation of the α doped glasses and presents the initial leaching results for neptunium, plutonium and americium.

Glass samples were leached for up to six months at 90°C under static conditions. Weight loss measurements were performed, and the leachate was analyzed by ICP for the inactive elements, and by a spectrometry for the actinides. The results provide a basis for comparing the retention capability of the glass for each actinide, and the alterability of the bulk glass.

Finally, a comparison between glass specimens doped with 239Pu and with 238Pu, having the same chemical composition but very different specific activities, allows the effects of radiolysis on leaching to be estimated.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 50: Symposium STOCKHOLM – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management IX , 1985 , 211
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1985

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