Infrared and Raman investigation of rare-earth phosphate glasses for potential use as radioactive waste forms

Technical Report · Mon Nov 10 00:00:00 EST 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5671500· OSTI ID:5671500

Morgan, S

This project was designed to investigate the properties of the rare-earth phosphate glasses CeO{sub 2}-P{sub 2}O{sub 5} and Pr{sub 2}O{sub 3}-P{sub 2}O{sub 5} for potential use as radioactive waste glasses. The research involved determination of the glass-forming region, loading capacity, and optimum processing parameters of the glasses. Structural studies of the unloaded host glasses and glasses loaded with simulated waste elements were to be done using Raman, infrared and infrared reflection spectroscopy. Leach testing and spectroscopic studies of the corroded surfaces were also to be performed.

• Research Organization: Fisk Univ., Nashville, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG05-85OR21597
• OSTI ID: 5671500
• Report Number(s): DOE/OR/21597-T1; ON: DE92010025
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
PHOSPHATE GLASS
EVALUATION
CERIUM OXIDES
INFRARED SPECTRA
LEACHING
PRASEODYMIUM OXIDES
PROCESSING
PROGRESS REPORT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
TESTING
WASTE FORMS
CERIUM COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
DISSOLUTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
GLASS
LASER SPECTROSCOPY
MANAGEMENT
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PRASEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPECTRA
SPECTROSCOPY
WASTE MANAGEMENT
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