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Spectroscopic Investigations of Neptunium's and Plutonium's Oxidation States in Sol-Gel Glasses as a Function of Initial Valence and Thermal History

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2012

N. A. Stump ,
R. G. Haire  and
S. Dai
N. A. Stump
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Sciences, Winston-Salem State University, 601 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27110
R. G. Haire
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831–6375
S. Dai
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831–6181
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Abstract

Several oxidation states of neptunium and plutonium, Pu(III), Pu(IV), Pu(VI), Np(IV), Np(V), and Np(VI), were studied in glasses prepared by a sol-gel technology. The oxidation state of these actinides in the sol-gel product was examined by absorption spectroscopy after solidification, aging, and thermal treatment. The oxidation state of the actinides in the starting solutions was essentially maintained through the solidification process of the silica matrix. However, during densification and removal of residual solvents at elevated temperatures, both actinides converted eventually to their tetra valent states while in the different sol-gel products. This finding is in accord with reports that tetravalent states of plutonium and neptunium are acquired in glass products prepared by dissolution of the actinide in molten glasses. Comparisons between room temperature spectra obtained from neptunium and plutonium in heated sol-gel products and from molten glass products showed subtle differences that can be related to the metal ion's environments.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 465: Symposium II – Scienfific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XX , 1996 , 47
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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