Published 2007
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Characterisation of Plasma Vitrified Simulant Plutonium Contaminated Material Waste
- 1. Immobilisation Science Laboratory, Department of Engineering Materials, The University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD (United Kingdom)
- 2. Nexia Solutions Ltd., Sellafield, Seascale, Cumbria, CA20 1PG (United Kingdom)
- 3. Tetronics Ltd., 5, Lechlade Road, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 8AL (United Kingdom)
Description
The potential of plasma vitrification for the treatment of a simulant Plutonium Contaminated Material (PCM) was investigated. It was demonstrated that the PuO2 simulant, CeO2, could be vitrified in the amorphous calcium iron aluminosilicate component of the product slag with simultaneous destruction of the organic and polymer waste fractions. Product Consistency Tests conducted at 90 deg. C in de-ionised water and buffered pH 11 solution show the PCM slag product to be durable with respect to release of Ce. (authors)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Materials Research Society - MRS
- Imprint Place
- Warrendale (United States)
- ISBN
- 978-1-55899-942-8
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of the symposium on Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXX
- Imprint Pagination
- v. 985, 663 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 393-398
- CODEN
- MRSPDH
Conference
- Title
- Symposium on Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management
- Dates
- 27 Nov - 1 Dec 2006
- Place
- Boston - Massachusetts (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 39077250
- Subject category
- S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ALUMINIUM SILICATES; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CERIUM OXIDES; IRON COMPOUNDS; PLASMA; PLUTONIUM; PLUTONIUM OXIDES; POLYMERS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; VITRIFICATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ACTINIDES; ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; ELEMENTS; MATERIALS; METALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; SILICATES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; WASTES
Optional Information
- Notes
- 5 refs.