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Neodymium Incorporation in Zirconolite-Based Glass-Ceramics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

P. Loiseau ,
D. Caurant ,
N. Baffier  and
C. Fillet
P. Loiseau
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquée de l'Etat Solide (UMR CNRS 7574), ENSCP, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
D. Caurant
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquée de l'Etat Solide (UMR CNRS 7574), ENSCP, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
N. Baffier
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquée de l'Etat Solide (UMR CNRS 7574), ENSCP, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
C. Fillet
Affiliation:
Commissariat á l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Centre d'Etudes de la Vallée du Rhône, DCC/DRRV/SCD/LEBM, BP 171, 30207 Bagnols sur Cèze, France
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Abstract

The investigations on enhanced reprocessing of nuclear spent fuel, and notably on separating the long-lived minor actinides, such as Am and Cm, from the other fission products have led to the development of highly durable specific matrices such as glass-ceramics for their immobilization. This study deals with the characterization of zirconolite (CaZrTi2O7) based glass-ceramics synthesized by devitrification of an aluminosilicate parent glass. Trivalent actinide ions were simulated by neodymium, which is a paramagnetic local probe. Glass-ceramics with Nd2O3 contents ranging from 0 to 10 weight % were prepared by heat treatment of a parent glass at two different growth temperatures: 1050° and 1200°C. X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and electron spin resonance (ESR) measurements clearly indicate that Nd3+ ions are partly incorporated in zirconolite crystals formed in the bulk of the glass-ceramic samples. The amount of neodymium in the crystalline phase was estimated using ESR results and was found to decrease with increasing either heat treatment temperature or total Nd2O3 content.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 663: Symposium – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste management XXIV , 2000 , 169
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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