Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waster Management Xxxi
, by Grimes, R. W.; Roberts, J. W.; Hyatt, N. C.; Lee, W. E.- ISBN: 9781605110790 | 1605110795
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 6/26/2008
National and International Programs | |
The UK National Nuclear Laboratory and Waste Management R&D | p. 3 |
Opportunities for Research in the UK for Decommissioning and Disposal | p. 15 |
t Overview of the CEA French Research Program on Nuclear Waste | p. 21 |
Disposal Concepts | |
Disposability of the UK's Intermediate Level Wastes | p. 35 |
Experience in Progressing the Planning Application for New LLW Disposal Facilities for Dounreay | p. 43 |
Deep Borehole Disposal of Plutonium | p. 51 |
Stability of Cubic Zirconia in a Granitic System Under High Pressure and Temperature | p. 59 |
Inner Material Requirements and Candidates Screening for Spent Fuel Disposal Canister | p. 67 |
Characterization of Partial Melting and Solidification of Granite E93/7 by the Acoustic Emission Technique | p. 75 |
A Model for Predicting the Temperature Distribution Around Radioactive Waste Containers in Very Deep Geological Boreholes | p. 83 |
ILW Wasteforms | |
The Use of Activated Slags as Immobilization Matrices for ILW | p. 93 |
Durability of a Cementitious Wasteform for Intermediate Level Waste | p. 101 |
Thermodynamic Simulation and Experimental Study of Irradiated Reactor Graphite Waste Processing with REE Oxides | p. 109 |
The Role and Management of Free Water in the Production of Durable Radioactive Waste Products Using Hydraulic Cements | p. 117 |
Evaluation of Durability of Mortars and Concretes Used in Ancient Structures | p. 127 |
The Immobilization of Clinoptilolite within Cementitious Systems | p. 135 |
Investigation on the Immobilization of Carbon in OPC-BFS and OPC-PFA Systems | p. 143 |
Processes Related to the Water Uptake by EUROBITUM Bituminized Radioactive Waste: Theoretical Considerations and First Experimental Results | p. 151 |
What Will We Do with the Low Level Waste From Reactor Decommissioning? | p. 161 |
Cement Based Encapsulation Trials for Low-Level Radioactive Effluent Containing Nitrate Salts | p. 173 |
Glasses and Glass Composite Materials | |
High Level Waste (HLW) Vitrification Experience in the U.S.A.: Application of Glass Product/Process Control to Other HLW and Hazardous Wastes | p. 183 |
Nuclear Waste Immobilization by Vitrification in a Cold Crucible Melter: 3D Magnetic Model of a Melter | p. 191 |
NMR Investigation of Cation Distribution in HLW Wasteform Glass | p. 199 |
Changes to Alkali Ion Content Adjacent to Crystal- Glass Interfaces | p. 207 |
A Mossbauer Study of Iron in Vitrified Wastes | p. 215 |
In Situ Characterization of Model UK Nuclear Waste Glasses by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Under Process Conditions | p. 223 |
Glass Formulation Development in Support of Melter Testing to Demonstrate Enhanced High Level Waste Throughput 231 | |
Electron Irradiation and Electron Tomography Studies of Glasses and Glass Nanocomposites | p. 239 |
Glass Composite Materials for Nuclear and Hazardous Waste Immobilization | p. 245 |
Waste Loading of Actinide Chloride Surrogates in an Iron Phosphate Glass | p. 253 |
Devitrified and Phase Separated Material Found in Simulated High Level Nuclear Waste Glasses Containing Ca and Zn Additions | p. 261 |
Cold Crucible Vitrification of Uranium-Bearing High Level Waste Surrogate | p. 269 |
Leaching | |
Immobilization of Radioactive Iodine Using AgI Vitrification Technique for the TRU Wastes Disposal: Evaluation of Leaching and Surface Properties | p. 279 |
Determination of the Forward Rate of Dissolution for SON68 and PAMELA Glasses in Contact with Alkaline Solutions | p. 287 |
Single Idealized Cracks: A Tool for Understanding Fractured Glass Block Leaching | p. 295 |
Accelerated Weathering of Composite Cements Used for Immobilization | p. 305 |
Mechanistic Investigation of Internal Corrosion in Nuclear Waste Containers Over Extended Time Periods | p. 313 |
Ceramic Wasteforms | |
BIPed Tailored Ceramic Waste Forms for the Immobilization of Cs and Sr | p. 323 |
Neutron and Resonant X-ray Diffraction Studies of Zirconolite-2M | p. 331 |
Effect of Gallium Oxide on Phase Assemblage in Apatite and Whitlockite Hosts for Waste Immobilization | p. 339 |
High Temperature Behavior of Polyoxometalates Containing Lanthanides | p. 347 |
Immobilization of Liquid Radioactive Waste in Mineral-Like Matrices Derived From Inorganic Cenosphere-Based Sorbents as Precursors | p. 355 |
Synthesis and Characterization of Ln[subscript 2]TiO[subscript 5] Compounds | p. 365 |
Radiation Effects in Ceramics | |
Characterization of 20 Year Old Pu[superscript 238]-Doped Synroc C | p. 373 |
Self-Irradiation of Ceramics and Single Crystals Doped with Pu-238: Summary of 5 Years of Research of the V. G. Khlopin Radium Institute | p. 381 |
Alpha-Decay Damage in Muratalte-Based Ceramics | p. 389 |
Plutonium Wasteforms | |
Plutonium Feed Impurity Testing in Lanthanide Borosilicate (LaBS) Glass | p. 397 |
Development of Borosilicate Glass Compositions for the Immobilization of the UK's Separated Plutonium Stocks | p. 405 |
Towards a Single Host Phase Ceramic Formulation for UK Plutonium Disposition | p. 413 |
The Use of Surrogates in Waste Immobilization Studies: A Case Study of Plutonium | p. 421 |
Durability of Borosilicate Glass Compositions for the Immobilization of the UK's Separated Plutonium Stocks | p. 429 |
Spent Nuclear Fuel | |
RN Fractional Release of High Burn-Up Fuel: Effect of HBS and Estimation of Accessible Grain Boundary | p. 439 |
Radionuclides Release From the Spent Fuel Under Disposal Conditions: Re-Evaluation of the Instant Release Fraction | p. 447 |
Np-Incorporation Into K-Boltwoodite | p. 455 |
Engineered Barrier Systems I: Backfill and Buffer | |
Uranium(VI) Uptake by Synthetic Calcium Silicate Hydrates | p. 467 |
PHREEQC Modeling of Leaching of Major Elements and Heavy Metals From Cementitious Waste Forms | p. 475 |
Changes on the Mineralogical and Physical Properties of FEBEX Bentonite Due to Its Contact with Hyperalkaline Pore Fluids in Infiltration Tests | p. 483 |
A New Natural Analog Study of the Interaction of Low-Alkali Cement Leachates and the Bentonite Buffer of a Radioactive Waste Repository | p. 493 |
Migration Behavior of Ferrous Ion in Compacted Bentonite Under Reducing Conditions Controlled with Potentiostat | p. 501 |
Engineered Barrier Systems II: Containers | |
Effect of Weak Acid Additions on the General and Localized Corrosion Susceptibility of Alloy 22 in Chloride Solutions | p. 511 |
Waste Package Corrosion Studies Using Small Mockup Experiments | p. 519 |
Repassivation Potential of Alloy 22 in Sodium and Calcium Chloride Brines | p. 527 |
Apparent Inversion of the Effect of Alloyed Molybdenum for Corrosion of Ordinary and Enhanced 316L Stainless Steel in Sulfuric Acid | p. 537 |
Mobilization, Migration and Retention | |
Grimsel Test Site - Phase VI: Review of Accomplishments and Next Generation of In Situ Experiments Under Repository Relevant Boundary Conditions | p. 547 |
Molecular Characterization of Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) in Groundwaters From the Aspo Underground Research Laboratory, Sweden: A Novel "Finger Printing" Tool for Palaeohydrological Assessment | p. 557 |
Modeling of Radionuclide Migration Through Fractured Rock in a HLW Respository with Multiple Canisters | p. 567 |
A New Method for Real-Time Monitoring of Grout Spread Through Fractured Rocks | p. 577 |
Observation of Diffusion Behavior of Trace Elements in Hardened Cement Pastes by LA-ICP-MS | p. 585 |
Magnetite Sorption Capacity for Strontium as a Function of pH | p. 593 |
Kinetics of UO[subscript 2](s) Dissolution in the Presence of Hypochlorite, Chlorite, and Chlorate Solutions | p. 599 |
Long-Term Predictions of the Concentration of [alpha]-isosaccharlnlc Acid in Cement Pore Water | p. 605 |
Release Behavior of Sr-90 From Hydraulically Retrieved ILW Sludge | p. 613 |
Radionuclide Retardation in Granitic Rocks by Matrix Diffusion and Sorption | p. 621 |
Modeling Transport of [superscript 14]C-Labeled Natural Organic Matter (NOM) in Boom Clay | p. 629 |
Release of U, REE and Th From Palmottu Granite | p. 637 |
Comparative Analysis of Results From Deterministic Calculations of the Release of Radioactivity From Geological Disposal of Spent Fuel in Crystalline Rocks | p. 645 |
Performance Assessment | |
Development and Validation of a Model of Uranium Release to Groundwater From Legacy Disposals at the UK Low Level Waste Repository | p. 657 |
Near-Field Modeling in the Safety Assessment SR-Can | p. 665 |
Illustration of HLW Repository Performance: Using Alternative Yardsticks to Assess Modeled Radionuclide Fluxes | p. 673 |
Characterization of Radionuclide Migration and Plant Uptake for Performance Assessment | p. 681 |
Evaluating Chemical Toxicity of Surface Disposal of LILW-SL in Belgium | p. 689 |
Author Index | p. 703 |
Subject Index | p. 709 |
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