Mann, C. orcid.org/0000-0002-8781-1652, Eskelsen, J.R., Leonard, D.N. et al. (2 more authors) (2020) The dissolution of simulant vitrified intermediate level nuclear waste in young cement water. MRS Advances, 5 (3-4). pp. 131-140. ISSN 2059-8521
Abstract
It is pertinent to the safety case for geological disposal in the UK that the behaviour of vitrified wastes in proximity to cementitious materials is understood. In this study, vitrified simulant intermediate level nuclear waste (ILW) was subject to dissolution in a synthetic cement water solution to simulate disposal conditions. Results show that the presence of alkali / alkaline earth elements in the cementitious solution can be favourable, at least in the short-term, leading to lower dissolution rates associated with incorporation of these elements into the altered layer of the glass.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Materials Research Society. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in MRS Advances. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Glass; Dissolution; Nuclear; ILW; TEM; waste management; scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) |
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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 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/R00661X/1 ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/N017374/1 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/G037140/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 29 Jan 2020 10:01 |
Last Modified: | 07 Dec 2021 14:48 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1557/adv.2020.40 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:156199 |
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