Effect of Gamma Radiation on Glass Leaching

Significant increases in the leaching rate of PNL 76–68, a complex simulated nuclear waste glass, were observed to occur in the presence of gamma radiation. Some of the enhanced leaching is due to the generation of nitric acid from air radiolysis in the leach vessel. Nitric acid appears to preferent...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Ceramic Society 1981-03, Vol.64 (3), p.154-158
Hauptverfasser: McVAY, G. L., PEDERSON, L. R.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Significant increases in the leaching rate of PNL 76–68, a complex simulated nuclear waste glass, were observed to occur in the presence of gamma radiation. Some of the enhanced leaching is due to the generation of nitric acid from air radiolysis in the leach vessel. Nitric acid appears to preferentially attack zinc and lanthanides, both of which normally build up on the surface of the glass when leached in nonacidic solutions. Increased rates were also found for samples irradiated while leaching but with air excluded to eliminate nitric acid formation, indicating that water radiolysis products may also be important. Samples irradiated prior to leaching showed dissolution rates indistinguishable from those of unirradiated specimens.
ISSN:0002-7820
1551-2916
DOI:10.1111/j.1151-2916.1981.tb10248.x