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Application of uranium magnetic resonance for safe disposal of radioactive wastes

Abstract

A safe disposal of nuclear radioactive wastes implies, as major aspects, a suitable form of storage, resistant to the adverse action of the surrounding medium, as well as an accurate method of detection of the leaks from the stored waste. Since a major component of these wastes are uranium compounds, a safe storage implies the identification of hosts that can trap uranium in medium (+3 or +4) valence states that are the most stable against the action of water. The magnetic resonance methods, together with optical spectroscopy, can be a very efficient instrument for identification of such hosts. The uranium that leaks in the water of the surrounding area of the deposited waste can be detected by the extremely sensitive method (10{sup -14} mol per litre, i.e. 10{sup -5} per bilion) of laser-induced luminescence, provided a compound that can trap uranium in water in a six-valence state and in a single structural center, can be found. In this respect, the magnetic resonance of high valence uranium in crystals is very useful because it can help in the identification of suitable trapping compounds and of the proper thermal treatment, necessary to obtain a unique structural center. The paper discusses the data  More>>
Authors:
Ursu, I; [1]  Lupei, V; Lupei, A [2] 
  1. International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste (Italy)
  2. Institute of Atomic Physics, Bucharest (Romania)
Publication Date:
Sep 01, 1992
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
IC-92/366
Reference Number:
SCA: 052002; 664200; 540230; 665100; PA: AIX-24:021468; SN: 93000946301
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Sep 1992
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; URANIUM IONS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; DOPED MATERIALS; LEAKS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; TRACE AMOUNTS; 052002; 664200; 540230; 665100; WASTE DISPOSAL AND STORAGE; SPECTRA OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES AND THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH PHOTONS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS MONITORING AND TRANSPORT; NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES IN CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
OSTI ID:
10126420
Research Organizations:
International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste (Italy)
Country of Origin:
IAEA
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE93617052; TRN: XA9333253021468
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
[17] p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 04, 2005

Citation Formats

Ursu, I, Lupei, V, and Lupei, A. Application of uranium magnetic resonance for safe disposal of radioactive wastes. IAEA: N. p., 1992. Web.
Ursu, I, Lupei, V, & Lupei, A. Application of uranium magnetic resonance for safe disposal of radioactive wastes. IAEA.
Ursu, I, Lupei, V, and Lupei, A. 1992. "Application of uranium magnetic resonance for safe disposal of radioactive wastes." IAEA.
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title = {Application of uranium magnetic resonance for safe disposal of radioactive wastes}
author = {Ursu, I, Lupei, V, and Lupei, A}
abstractNote = {A safe disposal of nuclear radioactive wastes implies, as major aspects, a suitable form of storage, resistant to the adverse action of the surrounding medium, as well as an accurate method of detection of the leaks from the stored waste. Since a major component of these wastes are uranium compounds, a safe storage implies the identification of hosts that can trap uranium in medium (+3 or +4) valence states that are the most stable against the action of water. The magnetic resonance methods, together with optical spectroscopy, can be a very efficient instrument for identification of such hosts. The uranium that leaks in the water of the surrounding area of the deposited waste can be detected by the extremely sensitive method (10{sup -14} mol per litre, i.e. 10{sup -5} per bilion) of laser-induced luminescence, provided a compound that can trap uranium in water in a six-valence state and in a single structural center, can be found. In this respect, the magnetic resonance of high valence uranium in crystals is very useful because it can help in the identification of suitable trapping compounds and of the proper thermal treatment, necessary to obtain a unique structural center. The paper discusses the data on uranium ions in crystals, on compounds that can trap uranium from water by precipitation or crystallization, in the frame of the recent results in the field. (author). 23 refs, 6 figs.}
place = {IAEA}
year = {1992}
month = {Sep}
}