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Radioactive Iodine-129 Capture in Mixed Cation Sodalites: ab initio Modelling

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2018

E.Y. Kuo ,
D.J. Gregg ,
E.R. Vance ,
E.R. Maddrell  and
G.R. Lumpkin
E.Y. Kuo*
Affiliation:
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Research, NSTLI, Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, NSW 2232, Australia;
D.J. Gregg
Affiliation:
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Research, NSTLI, Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, NSW 2232, Australia;
E.R. Vance
Affiliation:
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Research, NSTLI, Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, NSW 2232, Australia;
E.R. Maddrell
Affiliation:
National Nuclear Laboratory, Sellafield, Seascale, Cumbria CA20 1PG, UK
G.R. Lumpkin
Affiliation:
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Research, NSTLI, Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, NSW 2232, Australia;
*
*(Email: eugenia.kuo@ansto.gov.au)
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Abstract:

Sodalites have been investigated experimentally for the capture and long-term containment of 129I, a significant and hazardous waste product of the nuclear fuel cycle. Sodalites are zeolite-type structures commonly occurring in nature in alkaline igneous rocks and having the prototype formula Na8(AlSiO4)6Cl2. The crystal structure is based around β-cages consisting of corner-sharing SiO4 and AlO4 tetrahedra. In the centre of the β-cage is an anion X. Iodine captured by sodalites sits in the centre of the β-cages as iodide anions. Silver iodide (AgI) plays an important role in the capture and subsequent processing of 129I in the nuclear fuel cycle. Using ab initio density functional theory (DFT) modelling, we investigate the energetics and feasibility of iodine capture and containment in mixed cation sodalites Na8-xAgx(AlSiO4)6I2, and compare the results with experimental observations.

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modelingnuclear materialswaste management
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MRS Advances , Volume 3 , Issue 20: Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XLI , 2018 , pp. 1105 - 1110
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2018 

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