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Title: Single phase melt processed powellite (Ba,Ca)MoO4 for the immobilization of Mo-rich nuclear waste

Abstract

Cs is one of the more problematic fission product radionuclides to immobilize due to its high volatility at elevated temperatures, ability to form water soluble compounds, and its mobility in many host materials. The hollandite structure is a promising crystalline host for Cs immobilization and has been traditionally fabricated by solid state sintering methods. This study presents the structure and performance of Ba{sub 1.0}Cs{sub 0.3}A{sub 2.3}Ti{sub 5.7}O{sub 16}; A = Cr, Fe, Al hollandite fabricated by melt processing. Melt processing is considered advantageous given that melters are currently in use for High Level Waste (HLW) vitrification in several countries. This work details the impact of Cr additions that were demonstrated to i) promote the formation of a Cs containing hollandite phase and ii) maintain the stability of the hollandite phase in reducing conditions anticipated for multiphase waste form processing.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River National Lab. (SRNL)
  2. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  3. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
1097607
Report Number(s):
SRNL-STI-2013-00583
Journal ID: ISSN 0925-8388; TRN: US1400100
DOE Contract Number:  
AC09-08SR22470
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 551; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0925-8388
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; waste form; nuclear materials; chemical durability

Citation Formats

Brinkman, Kyle, Fox, Kevin, Marra, James, Reppert, Jason, Crum, Jarrod, and Tang, Ming. Single phase melt processed powellite (Ba,Ca)MoO4 for the immobilization of Mo-rich nuclear waste. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2012.09.049.
Brinkman, Kyle, Fox, Kevin, Marra, James, Reppert, Jason, Crum, Jarrod, & Tang, Ming. Single phase melt processed powellite (Ba,Ca)MoO4 for the immobilization of Mo-rich nuclear waste. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2012.09.049
Brinkman, Kyle, Fox, Kevin, Marra, James, Reppert, Jason, Crum, Jarrod, and Tang, Ming. 2013. "Single phase melt processed powellite (Ba,Ca)MoO4 for the immobilization of Mo-rich nuclear waste". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2012.09.049. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1097607.
@article{osti_1097607,
title = {Single phase melt processed powellite (Ba,Ca)MoO4 for the immobilization of Mo-rich nuclear waste},
author = {Brinkman, Kyle and Fox, Kevin and Marra, James and Reppert, Jason and Crum, Jarrod and Tang, Ming},
abstractNote = {Cs is one of the more problematic fission product radionuclides to immobilize due to its high volatility at elevated temperatures, ability to form water soluble compounds, and its mobility in many host materials. The hollandite structure is a promising crystalline host for Cs immobilization and has been traditionally fabricated by solid state sintering methods. This study presents the structure and performance of Ba{sub 1.0}Cs{sub 0.3}A{sub 2.3}Ti{sub 5.7}O{sub 16}; A = Cr, Fe, Al hollandite fabricated by melt processing. Melt processing is considered advantageous given that melters are currently in use for High Level Waste (HLW) vitrification in several countries. This work details the impact of Cr additions that were demonstrated to i) promote the formation of a Cs containing hollandite phase and ii) maintain the stability of the hollandite phase in reducing conditions anticipated for multiphase waste form processing.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jallcom.2012.09.049},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1097607}, journal = {Journal of Alloys and Compounds},
issn = {0925-8388},
number = C,
volume = 551,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2013}
}