Tan, S., Kirk, N., Marshall, M. et al. (2 more authors) (2019) Vitrification of an intermediate level Magnox sludge waste. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 515. pp. 392-400. ISSN 0022-3115
Abstract
A novel iron containing alkali alkaline earth borosilicate glass has been developed that can vitrify up to 30 wt% (dry weight) of a Magnox sludge waste in a homogeneous wasteform at a melting temperature of 1200C. Ce was used as a simulant of the actinide content in the waste. The waste was spiked with 0.5wt% of Cs2O of which 90% was retained in the glass. 60% of the Cl was also retained. Mg content limited the waste loading as loadings in excess of 30wt% led to the formation of forsterite and in some cases CeO2 and MgFe2O4 based spinels. PCT leach testing of the glasses for periods up to 180 days indicated the formation of an amorphous magnesium (alumino-)silicate hydrated layer on the glass surface together with barium rich crystalline precipitates. No Ce was detected in the leachate.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Nuclear Materials. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number INNOVATE UK (TSB) 102073 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 09 Jan 2019 12:08 |
Last Modified: | 25 Nov 2021 08:47 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.01.007 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:140622 |
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