Analysis of Surface Leaching Processes in Vitrified High-Level Nuclear Wastes Using In-Situ Raman Imaging and Atomistic Modeling - Final Report
The in situ analysis of surface conditions of vitrified nuclear wastes can provide an important check of the burial status of radioactive objects without risk of radiation exposure. Raman spectroscopy was initially chosen as the most promising method for testing the surface conditions of glasses undergoing chemical corrosion, and was used extensively during the first year. However, it was determined that infrared reflection spectroscopy was better suited to this particular need and was used for the remaining two years to investigate the surface corrosion behavior of model silicate glasses for extension to nuclear waste glasses. The developed methodology is consistent with the known theory of optical propagation of dielectric media and uses the Kramers-Kronig formalism. The results show that it is possible to study the corrosion of glass by analyzing the glass surface using reflection fast Fourier infrared measurements and the newly developed ''dispersion analysis method.'' The data show how this analysis can be used to monitor the corrosion behavior of vitrified waste glasses over extended periods of storage.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG07-96ER45616
- OSTI ID:
- 781090
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/45616; Project Number 54982; Project Number 54982; TRN: US0106132
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 24 Apr 2001
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
CORROSION RESISTANCE
GLASS
LEACHING
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SURFACE PROPERTIES
WASTE FORMS
RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
INFRARED RADIATION
REFLECTION
IN-SITU ANALYSIS
VITRIFIED NUCLEAR WASTES
DEGRADATION PROCESS
GLASS COMPOSITIONS
VITRIFIED WASTE GLASSES
REFLECTION INFRARED ABSORPTION
INFRARED REFLECTION
NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY