INCORPORATION OF TRANSURANIC ELEMENTS IN TITANATE NUCLEAR WASTE CERAMICS

被引:39
作者
MATZKE, HJ
RAY, ILF
SEATONBERRY, BW
THIELE, H
TRISOGLIO, C
WALKER, CT
WHITE, TJ
机构
[1] UNIV MELBOURNE,SCH PHYS,NATL ADV MAT ANALYT CTR,PARKVILLE,VIC 3052,AUSTRALIA
[2] EUROPEAN INST TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS,KARLSRUHE ESTAB,COMMISS EUROPEAN COMMUN,JOINT RES CTR,W-7500 KARLSRUHE,GERMANY
[3] AUSTRALIAN NUCL SCI & TECHNOL ORG,PROGRAM ADV MAT,MENAI,NSW 2234,AUSTRALIA
关键词
actinide; formation; nuclear wastes; rare earths; titanates;
D O I
10.1111/j.1151-2916.1990.tb06520.x
中图分类号
TQ174 [陶瓷工业]; TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
The incorporation of actinide elements and their rare‐earth element analogues in titanate nuclear waste forms is reviewed. New partitioning data are presented for three waste forms containing Purex waste simulant in combination with either NpO2, PuO2, or Am2O3. The greater proportion of transuranics partition between perovskite and zirconolite, while some americium may enter loveringite. Autoradiography revealed clusters of plutonium atoms which have been interpreted as unreacted dioxide or sesquioxide. It is concluded that the solid‐state behavior of transuranic elements in titanate waste forms is poorly understood, certainly not well enough to tailor a ceramic for the incorporation of waste from reprocessing of fast breeder reactor fuel in which transuranic species are more abundant than in Purex waste. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页码:370 / 378
页数:9
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