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Study of nuclear glasses alteration gel and synthesis of some model gels; Etude du gel d`alteration des verres nucleaires et synthese de gels modeles

Abstract

This work deals with the general problem of alteration of the reference nuclear glass R7T7. Attention is paid particularly to the altered layer formed at the glass surface during alteration process. In opposition to previous works, related essentially to glass dissolution kinetics based on chemical analyses of lixiviated elements, this thesis deals with alteration problems through structural studies of the reference glass and derived gel. This approach allows the determination of mechanisms for the gel formation and a better understanding of the behaviour of glasses towards lixiviation. Both approaches appeared complementary. Based on several spectroscopic techniques, this work showed the particular role of cations such as calcium, zirconium and iron. Studies of silica-based synthetic gels showed the synergic effect of formers cation and of one highly coordinated cation. The variation of the wavenumber related to Si-O-Si asymmetric stretching vibration can be correlated to O/Si ratio for ternary systems Si/Na/Zr. On the contrary, the Si losses of the materials depend on the number of non-bridging oxygen atoms. In the perspective of long-term behaviour, the alteration gel presents better characteristics than initial glass. It is therefore a highly stable material in static conditions. In the same way, synthetic gels are materials with  More>>
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Publication Date:
Oct 05, 1995
Product Type:
Thesis/Dissertation
Report Number:
FRCEA-TH-519
Reference Number:
SCA: 052002; 360604; PA: AIX-27:057251; EDB-96:117981; NTS-97:000711; SN: 96001635175
Resource Relation:
Other Information: TH: These (D. es Sc.).; PBD: 5 Oct 1995
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; BOROSILICATE GLASS; DECOMPOSITION; GELS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; CONTAINMENT; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CORROSION; INFRARED SPECTRA; LEACHING; MOESSBAUER EFFECT; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYMERIZATION; PUREX PROCESS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; SILICON 29; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLUBILITY; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; VITRIFICATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION
OSTI ID:
265888
Research Organizations:
CEA Centre d`Etudes de la Vallee du Rhone, 30 - Marcoule (France). Dept. d`Exploitation du Retraitement et de Demantelement; Paris-6 Univ., 75 (France)
Country of Origin:
France
Language:
French
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE96632330; TRN: FR9602025057251
Availability:
INIS; OSTI as DE96632330
Submitting Site:
FRN
Size:
177 p.
Announcement Date:
Aug 16, 1996

Citation Formats

Ricol, S. Study of nuclear glasses alteration gel and synthesis of some model gels; Etude du gel d`alteration des verres nucleaires et synthese de gels modeles. France: N. p., 1995. Web.
Ricol, S. Study of nuclear glasses alteration gel and synthesis of some model gels; Etude du gel d`alteration des verres nucleaires et synthese de gels modeles. France.
Ricol, S. 1995. "Study of nuclear glasses alteration gel and synthesis of some model gels; Etude du gel d`alteration des verres nucleaires et synthese de gels modeles." France.
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title = {Study of nuclear glasses alteration gel and synthesis of some model gels; Etude du gel d`alteration des verres nucleaires et synthese de gels modeles}
author = {Ricol, S}
abstractNote = {This work deals with the general problem of alteration of the reference nuclear glass R7T7. Attention is paid particularly to the altered layer formed at the glass surface during alteration process. In opposition to previous works, related essentially to glass dissolution kinetics based on chemical analyses of lixiviated elements, this thesis deals with alteration problems through structural studies of the reference glass and derived gel. This approach allows the determination of mechanisms for the gel formation and a better understanding of the behaviour of glasses towards lixiviation. Both approaches appeared complementary. Based on several spectroscopic techniques, this work showed the particular role of cations such as calcium, zirconium and iron. Studies of silica-based synthetic gels showed the synergic effect of formers cation and of one highly coordinated cation. The variation of the wavenumber related to Si-O-Si asymmetric stretching vibration can be correlated to O/Si ratio for ternary systems Si/Na/Zr. On the contrary, the Si losses of the materials depend on the number of non-bridging oxygen atoms. In the perspective of long-term behaviour, the alteration gel presents better characteristics than initial glass. It is therefore a highly stable material in static conditions. In the same way, synthetic gels are materials with very low solubilities (much lower than the alteration gel) and could be used as confining matrices. (authors). refs., 71 figs., 37 tabs.}
place = {France}
year = {1995}
month = {Oct}
}