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Effects of Alpha and Gamma Radiation on Glass Reaction in an Unsaturated Environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

David J. Wronkiewicz ,
John E. Young  and
John K. Bates
David J. Wronkiewicz
Affiliation:
Chemical Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439-4837
John E. Young
Affiliation:
Chemical Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439-4837
John K. Bates
Affiliation:
Chemical Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439-4837
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Abstract

Radiation may effect the long-term performance of glass in an unsaturated repository site by interacting with air, water vapor, or liquid water. The present study examines (1) the effects of alpha or gamma irradiation in a water vapor environment, and (2) the influence of radiolytic products on glass reaction. Results Indicate that nitric and organic acids form in an irradiated water vapor environment and are dissolved in thin films of condensed water. Glass samples exposed to these conditions react faster and have a different assemblage of secondary phases than glasses exposed to nonirradiated water vapor environments.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 212: Symposium P – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XIV , 1990 , 99
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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