Radiation-Induced Changes in Single Crystal Calcite and Dolomite: Mineral Analogues of Light Water Reactor, Nuclear Power Plant Concrete Aggregates
Abstract
Two analogues of aggregates (calcite and dolomite) found in nuclear power plant (NPP) concrete have been neutron irradiated to fluences up to 2 × 1020 n/cm2 at 52 °C and 4 × 1019 n/cm2 at 95 °C (E > 0.1 MeV). X-ray diffraction studies showed that these aging conditions affected crystallography of both calcite and dolomite, with both showing a growth in their unit cells compared to that of the unirradiated samples. Only dolomite samples showed a continuous increase of its lattice parameters with the increase in irradiation. In calcites, the lattice growth with irradiation dissipated after a fluence of 5 × 1018 n/cm2. Radiation-induced disordering of the crystal structure was observed in both materials, while a healing effect of irradiation temperature was mainly observed in calcites. Dislocation densities calculated by using XRD data also supported these observations. Insights made into the unit cells of both minerals by using Fourier synthesis showed that the Mg sites are more prone to the neutron irradiation than the Ca sites, resulting in larger radiation effects and higher disruption in the crystal structure of dolomite than that of calcite. Furthermore, other than the polycrystalline characteristics observed by using TEM, these minerals did not showmore »
- Authors:
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[1];
[2];
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1841486
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1861239
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-826533
Journal ID: ISSN 1932-7447
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725; AC52-07NA27344
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Physical Chemistry. C
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 126; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1932-7447
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Lattices; Calcite; Diffraction; Electron density; Irradiation
Citation Formats
Silva, Chinthaka M., Rosseel, Thomas M., and Holliday, Kiel S. Radiation-Induced Changes in Single Crystal Calcite and Dolomite: Mineral Analogues of Light Water Reactor, Nuclear Power Plant Concrete Aggregates. United States: N. p., 2022.
Web. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c08567.
Silva, Chinthaka M., Rosseel, Thomas M., & Holliday, Kiel S. Radiation-Induced Changes in Single Crystal Calcite and Dolomite: Mineral Analogues of Light Water Reactor, Nuclear Power Plant Concrete Aggregates. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c08567
Silva, Chinthaka M., Rosseel, Thomas M., and Holliday, Kiel S. Wed .
"Radiation-Induced Changes in Single Crystal Calcite and Dolomite: Mineral Analogues of Light Water Reactor, Nuclear Power Plant Concrete Aggregates". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c08567. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1841486.
@article{osti_1841486,
title = {Radiation-Induced Changes in Single Crystal Calcite and Dolomite: Mineral Analogues of Light Water Reactor, Nuclear Power Plant Concrete Aggregates},
author = {Silva, Chinthaka M. and Rosseel, Thomas M. and Holliday, Kiel S.},
abstractNote = {Two analogues of aggregates (calcite and dolomite) found in nuclear power plant (NPP) concrete have been neutron irradiated to fluences up to 2 × 1020 n/cm2 at 52 °C and 4 × 1019 n/cm2 at 95 °C (E > 0.1 MeV). X-ray diffraction studies showed that these aging conditions affected crystallography of both calcite and dolomite, with both showing a growth in their unit cells compared to that of the unirradiated samples. Only dolomite samples showed a continuous increase of its lattice parameters with the increase in irradiation. In calcites, the lattice growth with irradiation dissipated after a fluence of 5 × 1018 n/cm2. Radiation-induced disordering of the crystal structure was observed in both materials, while a healing effect of irradiation temperature was mainly observed in calcites. Dislocation densities calculated by using XRD data also supported these observations. Insights made into the unit cells of both minerals by using Fourier synthesis showed that the Mg sites are more prone to the neutron irradiation than the Ca sites, resulting in larger radiation effects and higher disruption in the crystal structure of dolomite than that of calcite. Furthermore, other than the polycrystalline characteristics observed by using TEM, these minerals did not show complete amorphization or significant structural decomposition at the studied irradiation fluences.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c08567},
journal = {Journal of Physical Chemistry. C},
number = 1,
volume = 126,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 05 00:00:00 EST 2022},
month = {Wed Jan 05 00:00:00 EST 2022}
}
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