Effect of decades of corrosion on the microstructure of altered glasses and their radiation stability

Mir, Anamul Haq; Jan, Amreen; Delaye, Jean-Marc; Donnelly, Stephen; Hinks, Jonathan; Gin, Stephane

doi:10.1038/s41529-020-0115-0

Title: Effect of decades of corrosion on the microstructure of altered glasses and their radiation stability

Journal Article · Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 UTC 2020 · npj Materials Degradation

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41529-020-0115-0 · OSTI ID:1666387

Mir, Anamul Haq ^[1]; Jan, Amreen ^[2]; Delaye, Jean-Marc ^[2];

^[3];

^[3]; Gin, Stephane ^[2]

Univ. of Huddersfield, Queensgate (United Kingdom); CEA, France
Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Bahnols-sur-Ceze (France)
Univ. of Huddersfield, Queensgate (United Kingdom)

Understanding the microstructural evolution of glasses during their interaction with water and radiation is of fundamental importance in addressing the corrosion of nuclear waste forms under geological disposal conditions. Here we report the results of more than 21 years of corrosion of two borosilicate glasses showing the formation of mesoporous C–S–H gels in Ca-bearing glasses and a mainly microporous microstructure in Al-bearing glasses. These porous corroded glasses were then irradiated with heavy ions to simulate the effects of recoil nucleus damage and monitored in real time using transmission electron microscopy with in situ ion irradiation. The ballistic collisions remarkably healed the porous corroded glasses to a pore-free homogeneous microstructure. Besides providing new insights and predictions about how doped glasses and actual waste forms may evolve under corrosion and irradiation, the results highlight the non-universal nature of the existing corrosion models and the important role that the glass composition and radiation damage play in the evolution of the microstructure during corrosion.

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Research Organization:: Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Cadarache (France); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Performance and Design of Nuclear Waste Forms and Containers (WastePD)

Sponsoring Organization:: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0016584

OSTI ID:: 1666387

Journal Information:: npj Materials Degradation, Journal Name: npj Materials Degradation Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 4; ISSN 2397-2106

Publisher:: SpringerCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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