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MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETYSYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS VOLUME 1107
Scientific Basis for NuclearWaste Management XXXI
Symposium held September 16-21, 2007, Sheffield, United Kingdom
EDITORS:
William E. LeeImperial College LondonLondon, United Kingdom
John W. RobertsUniversity of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Neil C.HyattUniversity of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Robin W. GrimesImperial College LondonLondon, United Kingdom
IMIR1S1Materials Research Society
Warrendale, Pennsylvania
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CONTENTS
Preface xvii
Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings xviii
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
The UK National Nuclear Laboratory and WasteManagement R&D 3
Graham A. Fairhall
Opportunities for Research in the UK forDecommissioning and Disposal 15
Neil Smart
Overview of the CEA French Research Programon Nuclear Waste 21
Etienne Y. Vernaz and Christophe Poinssot
DISPOSAL CONCEPTS
Disposability of the UK's Intermediate Level Wastes 35Paul K. Abraitis and Glyn Davies
Experience in Progressing the Planning Applicationfor New LLW Disposal Facilities for Dounreay 43
David Broughton and Michael S. Tait
Deep Borehole Disposal of Plutonium 51Fergus G.F. Gibb, Kathleen J. Taylor, andBoris E. Burakov
Stability of Cubic Zirconia in a Granitic SystemUnder High Pressure and Temperature 59
Fergus G.F. Gibb, Boris E. Burakov,Kathleen J. Taylor, and Yana Domracheva
Inner Material Requirements and CandidatesScreening for Spent Fuel Disposal Canister 67
Francesc Puig, Javier Dies, Manuel Sevilla,Joan de Pablo, Juan Jose Pueyo, Lourdes Miralles,and Aurora Martinez-Esparza
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Characterization of Partial Melting and Solidificationof Granite E93/7 by the Acoustic Emission Technique 75
Lyubka M. Spasova, Fergus G.F. Gibb, andMichael I. Ojovan
A Model for Predicting the Temperature DistributionAround Radioactive Waste Containers in Very DeepGeological Boreholes 83
Karl P. Travis, Neil A. McTaggart, Fergus G.F. Gibb,and David Burley
ILW WASTE FORMS
The Use of Activated Slags as Immobilization Matricesfor ILW 93
N.B. Milestone, Y. Bai, C.H. Yang, Y.J. Shi, andX.C. Li
Durability of a Cementitious Wasteform for IntermediateLevel Waste 101
Peter J. McGlinn, Daniel R.M. Brew, Laurence P. Aldridge,Timothy E. Payne, Kylie P. Olufson, Kathryn E. Prince,and Ian J. Kelly
Thermodynamic Simulation and Experimental Study ofIrradiated Reactor Graphite Waste Processing with REEOxides 109
Olga K. Karlina, Vsevolod L. Klimov, Galina Yu. Pavlova,and Michael I. Ojovan
The Role and Management of Free Water in the Productionof Durable Radioactive Waste Products Using HydraulicCements 117
Michael J. Angus, Ed Butcher, Ian H. Godfrey, andNeil B. Milestone
Evaluation of Durability of Mortars and Concretes Usedin Ancient Structures 127
A.S. Aloy, J.R. Harbour, E.W. Holtzscheiter, andC.A. Langton
The Immobilization of Clinoptilolite within CementitiousSystems 135
L.E. Gordon, N.B. Milestone, and M.J. Angus
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Investigation on the Immobilization of Carbon in OPC-BFSand OPC-PFA Systems 143
Hajime Kinoshita, Paulo H.R. Borges, Claire A. Utton,Neil B. Milestone, and Cyril Lynsdale
Processes Related to the Water Uptake by EUROBITUMBituminized Radioactive Waste: Theoretical Considerationsand First Experimental Results 151
An Marien, Steven Smets, Xiangling Li, and Elie Valcke
What Will We Do with the Low Level Waste From ReactorDecommissioning? 161
Adam R. Meehan, Stephen Wilmott, Glenda Crockett,and Nick R. Watt
Cement Based Encapsulation Trials for Low-LevelRadioactive Effluent Containing Nitrate Salts 173
Atsushi Sugaya, Kenichi Horiguchi, Kenji Tanaka,and Kentaro Kobayashi
GLASSES AND GLASS COMPOSITE MATERIALS
High Level Waste (HLW) Vitrification Experience inthe U.S.A.: Application of Glass Product/Process Controlto Other HLW and Hazardous Wastes 183
Carol M. Jantzen and James C. Marra
Nuclear Waste Immobilization by Vitrification in aCold Crucible Melter: 3D Magnetic Model of a Melter 191
A. Bonnetier
NMR Investigation of Cation Distribution in HLWWasteform Glass 199
Diane Holland, Ben G. Parkinson, Moinul M. Islam,Adam Duddridge, Jonathan M. Roderick, Andy P. Howes,and Charlie R. Scales
Changes to Alkali Ion Content Adjacent to Crystal-Glass Interfaces 207
Michael J.D. Rushton, Robin W. Grimes, andScott L. Owens
A Mossbauer Study of Iron in Vitrified Wastes 215Olivers M. Hannant, Paul A. Bingham,Russell J. Hand, and Sue D. Forder
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In Situ Characterization of Model UK Nuclear WasteGlasses by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Under ProcessConditions 223
Neil C. Hyatt, Andrew J. Connelly, Martin C. Stennett,Francis R. Livens, and Robert L. Bilsborrow
Glass Formulation Development in Support of MelterTesting to Demonstrate Enhanced High Level WasteThroughput 231
James C. Marra, Kevin M. Fox, David K. Peeler,Thomas B. Edwards, Amanda L. Youchak,James H. Gillam Jr., John D. Vienna,Sergey V. Stefanovsky, and Albert S. Aloy
Electron Irradiation and Electron Tomography Studiesof Glasses and Glass Nanocomposites 239
G. Mobus, G. Yang, Z. Saghi, X. Xu, RJ. Hand,A. Pankov, and M.I. Ojovan
Glass Composite Materials for Nuclear and HazardousWaste Immobilization 245
Michael I. Ojovan, Jariah M. Juoi, Aldo R. Boccaccini,and William E. Lee
Waste Loading of Actinide Chloride Surrogates in anIron Phosphate Glass 253
James M. Schofield, Paul A. Bingham, andRussell J. Hand
Devitrified and Phase Separated Material Found inSimulated High Level Nuclear Waste GlassesContaining Ca and Zn Additions 261
R. Short, E. Turner, B. Dunnett, and A. Riley
Cold Crucible Vitrification of Uranium-Bearing HighLevel Waste Surrogate 269
S.V. Stefanovsky, A.G. Ptashkin, O.A. Knyazev,M.A. Zen'kovskaya, and J.C. Marra
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LEACHING
Immobilization of Radioactive Iodine Using AglVitrification Technique for the TRU Wastes Disposal:Evaluation of Leaching and Surface Properties 279
Tomofumi Sakuragi, Tsutomu Nishimura,Yuji Nasu, Hidekazu Asano, Kuniyoshi Hoshino,and Kenji lino
Determination of the Forward Rate of Dissolution forSON68 and PAMELA Glasses in Contact with AlkalineSolutions 287
K. Ferrand and K. Lemmens
Single Idealized Cracks: A Tool for UnderstandingFractured Glass Block Leaching 295
Laure Chomat, Frederic Bouyer, Stephane Gin,and Stephane Roux
Accelerated Weathering of Composite Cements Usedfor Immobilization 305
Paulo H.R. Borges, Neil B. Milestone, andRoger E. Streatfield
Mechanistic Investigation of Internal Corrosion inNuclear Waste Containers Over Extended TimePeriods 313
Elsie Onumonu and Nicholas P.C. Stevens
CERAMIC WASTEFORMS
HIPed Tailored Ceramic Waste Forms for theImmobilization of Cs and Sr 323
Melody L. Carter and E.R. Vance
Neutron and Resonant X-ray Diffraction Studies ofZirconolite-2M 331
Karl R. Whittle, Katherine L. Smith, Neil C. Hyatt,and Gregory R. Lumpkin
Effect of Gallium Oxide on Phase Assemblage in Apatiteand Whitlockite Hosts for Waste Immobilization 339
Lee A. Gerrard, Shirley K. Fong, Brian L. Metcalfe,and Ian W. Donald
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High Temperature Behavior of PolyoxometalatesContaining Lanthanides 347
Hajime Kinoshita, Marcus Brewer,Caytie E. Talbot-Eeckelaers, Nik Reeves,Roy Copping, Clint A. Sharrad, and Iain May
Immobilization of Liquid Radioactive Waste inMineral-Like Matrices Derived From InorganicCenosphere-Based Sorbents as Precursors 355
Tatiana A. Vereshchagina, Nataly N. Anshits,Elena V. Fomenko, Sergei N. Vereshchagin,and Alexander G. Anshits
Synthesis and Characterization of Ln2TiO5 Compounds.. 365Robert D. Aughterson, Gregory R. Lumpkin,Katherine L. Smith, Gordon J. Thorogood,and Karl R. Whittle
RADIATION EFFECTS IN CERAMICS
Characterization of 20 Year Old Pu238-Doped Synroc C 373MJ. Hambley, S. Dumbill, E.R. Maddrell, andC.R. Scales
Self-Irradiation of Ceramics and Single Crystals Dopedwith Pu-238: Summary of 5 Years of Research of theV.G. Khlopin Radium institute 381
Boris E. Burakov, Maria A. Yagovkina,Maria V. Zamoryanskaya, Vladimir M. Garbuzov,Vladimir A. Zirlin, and Alexander A. Kitsay
Alpha-Decay Damage in Murataite-Based Ceramics 389S.V. Stefanovsky, A.N. Lukinykh, S.V. Tomilin,A.A. Lizin, and S.V. Yudintsev
PLUTONIUM WASTEFORMS
Plutonium Feed Impurity Testing in LanthanideBorosilicate (LaBS) Glass 397
Kevin M. Fox, James C. Marra, Thomas B. Edwards,Elizabeth N. Hoffman, and Charles L. Crawford
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Development of Borosilicate Glass Compositions for theImmobilization of the UK's Separated Plutonium Stocks 405
Mike T. Harrison and Charlie R. Scales
Towards a Single Host Phase Ceramic Formulation forUK Plutonium Disposition 413
Martin C. Stennett, Neil C. Hyatt, Matthew Gilbert,Francis R. Livens, and Ewan R. Maddrell
The Use of Surrogates in Waste Immobilization Studies:A Case Study of Plutonium 421
Paul A. Bingham, Russell J. Hand, Martin C. Stennett,Neil C. Hyatt, and Mike T. Harrison
Durability of Borosilicate Glass Compositions for theImmobilization of the UK's Separated Plutonium Stocks 429
Mike T. Harrison and Charlie R. Scales
SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL
RN Fractional Release of High Burn-Up Fuel: Effect ofHBS and Estimation of Accessible Grain Boundary 439
F. Clarens, D. Serrano-Purroy, A. Martinez-Esparza,D. Wegan, E. Gonzalez-Robles, J. de Pablo, I. Casas,J. Gimenez, B. Christiansen, and J.P. Glatz
Radionuclides Release From the Spent Fuel UnderDisposal Conditions: Re-Evaluation of the InstantRelease Fraction 447
Cecile Ferry, Jean-Paul Piron, Arnaud Poutesquen,and Christophe Poinssot
Np-Incorporation Into K-Boltwoodite 455Lindsay C. Shuller, Rodney C. Ewing, andUdo Becker
ENGINEERED BARRIER SYSTEMS I:BACKFILL AND BUFFER
Uranium(VI) Uptake by Synthetic Calcium SilicateHydrates 467
J. Tits, T. Fujita, M. Tsukamoto, and E. Wieland
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PHREEQC Modeling of Leaching of Major Elements andHeavy Metals From Cementitious Waste Forms 475
Evelien Martens, Diederik Jacques, Tom Van Gerven,Lian Wang, and Dirk Mallants
Changes on the Mineralogical and Physical Properties ofFEBEX Bentonite Due to Its Contact with HyperalkalinePore Fluids in Infiltration Tests 483
A.M. Fernandez, A. Melon, D.M. Sanchez, M.P. Galan,R. Morante, L. Gutierrez-Nebot, M.J. Turrero, andA. Escribano
A New Natural Analog Study of the Interaction ofLow-Alkali Cement Leachates and the BentoniteBuffer of a Radioactive Waste Repository 493
W. Russell Alexander, Carlo A. Arcilla,Ian G. McKinley, Hideki Kawamura,Yoshiaki Takahashi, Kaz Aoki, andSatoru Miyoshi
Migration Behavior of Ferrous Ion in CompactedBentonite Under Reducing Conditions Controlledwith Potentiostat 501
Kazuya Idemitsu, Syeda Afsarun Nessa,Shigeru Yamazaki, Hirotomo Ikeuchi,Yaohiro Inagaki, and Tatsumi Arima
ENGINEERED BARRIER SYSTEMS II:CONTAINERS
Effect of Weak Acid Additions on the General andLocalized Corrosion Susceptibility of Alloy 22 inChloride Solutions 511
Ricardo M. Carranza, C. Mabel Giordano,Martin A. Rodriguez, and Raul B. Rebak
Waste Package Corrosion Studies Using SmallMockup Experiments 519
B.E. Anderson, K.B. Helean, C.R. Bryan,P.V. Brady, and R.C. Ewing
Repassivation Potential of Alloy 22 in Sodium andCalcium Chloride Brines 527
Raul B. Rebak, Gabriel O. Ilevbare, andRicardo M. Carranza
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Apparent Inversion of the Effect of Alloyed Molybdenumfor Corrosion of Ordinary and Enhanced 316L StainlessSteel in Sulfuric Acid 537
Gloria Kwong, Anatolie Carcea, and Roger C. Newman
MOBILIZATION, MIGRATION ANDRETENTION
Grimsel Test Site - Phase VI: Review of Accomplishmentsand Next Generation of In Situ Experiments UnderRepository Relevant Boundary Conditions 547
Ingo Blechschmidt, Stratis Vomvoris, Joerg Rueedi,and Andrew James Martin
Molecular Characterization of Dissolved Organic Matter(DOM) in Groundwaters From the Aspo UndergroundResearch Laboratory, Sweden: A Novel "Finger Printing"Tool for Palaeohydrological Assessment 557
Christopher H. Vane, Alexander W. Kim,Antoni E. Milodowski, John Smellie,Eva-Lena Tullborg, and Julia M. West
Modeling of Radionuclide Migration ThroughFractured Rock in a HLW Respository with MultipleCanisters 567
Doo-Hyun Lim, Masahiro Uchida,Koichiro Hatanaka, and Atsushi Sawada
A New Method for Real-Time Monitoring of GroutSpread Through Fractured Rocks 577
Alasdair E. Henderson, Iain A. Robertson,John M. Whitfield, Graham F.G. Garrard,Nicholas G. Swannell, and Hansruedi Fisch
Observation of Diffusion Behavior of Trace Elementsin Hardened Cement Pastes by LA-ICP-MS 585
Taiji Chida and Daisuke Sugiyama
Magnetite Sorption Capacity for Strontium as a FunctionofpH 593
Joan de Pablo, Miquel Rovira, Javier Gimenez,Ignasi Casas, and Frederic Clarens
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Kinetics of UO2(s) Dissolution in the Presence ofHypochlorite, Chlorite, and Chlorate Solutions 599
Rosa Sureda, Ignasi Casas, Javier Gimenez, andJoan de Pablo
Long-Term Predictions of the Concentration ofa-isosaccharinic Acid in Cement Pore Water. 605
Martin A. Glaus, Luc R. Van Loon,Bernhard Schwyn, Sarah Vines, Steve J. Williams,Peter Larsson, and Ignasi Puigdomenech
Release Behavior of Sr-90 From HydraulicallyRetrieved ILW Sludge 613
J.J. Hastings
Radionuclide Retardation in Granitic Rocks by MatrixDiffusion and Sorption 621
P. Holtta, M. Siitari-Kauppi, M. Kelokaski, andV. Tukiainen
Modeling Transport of 14C-Labeled Natural OrganicMatter (NOM) in Boom Clay 629
Alice Ionescu, Norbert Maes, and Dirk Mallants
Release of U, REE and Th From Palmottu Granite 637Mira K. Markovaara-Koivisto, Nuria Marcos,David Read, Antero Lindberg, Marja Siitari-Kauppi,and Kirsti P. Loukola Ruskeeniemi
Comparative Analysis of Results From DeterministicCalculations of the Release of Radioactivity FromGeological Disposal of Spent Fuel in Crystalline Rocks 645
Slavka Prvakova, Pavel V. Amosov, andKarl-Fredrik Nilsson
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
Development and Validation of a Model of UraniumRelease to Groundwater From Legacy Disposals atthe UK Low Level Waste Repository 657
J.S. Small, C. Lennon, S. Kwong, and RJ. Scott
Near-Field Modeling in the Safety Assessment SR-Can 665C. Fredrik Vahlund
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Illustration of HLW Repository Performance: UsingAlternative Yardsticks to Assess Modeled RadionuclideFluxes 673
Kaname Miyahara and Tomoko Kato
Characterization of Radionuclide Migration and PlantUptake for Performance Assessment 681
Simon A. Mathias, Andrew M. Ireson, Adrian P. Butler,Bethanna M. Jackson, and Howard S. Wheater
Evaluating Chemical Toxicity of Surface Disposal ofLILW-SL in Belgium 689
D. Mallants, L. Wang, E. Weetjens, and W. Cool
Author Index 703
Subject Index 709
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PREFACE
The 31st International Symposium on the Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Managementorganized and hosted by the Immobilisation Science Laboratory (ISL) of the University of Sheffieldwas held September 16-21, 2007 in Sheffield, England. 140 attendees from 18 countries heardover 60 talks and viewed an equal number of posters during the four days of scientific sessions,interrupted by an excellent social program including a Yorkshire themed reception in the WinterGardens in Sheffield, a visit to the Duke of Devonshire's home Chatsworth in Derbyshire, and abanquet in the magnificent Cutlers' Hall in the city centre.
The Symposium offered an overview of the status of the UK's clean-up program and reviewedinternational research programs including those in Europe and the United States. Topics covered inthe sessions included: Geological Disposal Concepts; ILW Wasteforms; Glasses and Glass CompositeMaterials; Leaching; Ceramic Wasteforms; Radiation Effects; Pu Wasteforms; Spent Fuel; EngineeredBarrier Systems; Mobilization, Migration and Retention; and Performance Assessment. Invitedlectures by leading experts kicked off each session providing a snapshot of the state-of-the-art in thepertinent topic.
A technical visit to Sellafield was arranged for the last day including tours of many of the plantand storage facilities.
Many people worked hard to ensure the success of this Symposium and we must take thisopportunity to recognize their efforts and thank them here. As well as ourselves the InternationalTechnical Committee comprised: Bruce Begg, Boris Burakov, Neil Chapman, Sergey Dmitriev,Rod Ewing, Graham Fairhall, Bernd Grambow, Jim Marra, Neil Milestone, Denis Strachan,Pierre Van Iseghem, and Etienne Vernaz. This group was responsible for sifting abstracts andorganizing and chairing the sessions, organizing two reviews for, and the final acceptance of, eachpaper.
However, the key person in organizing this meeting was John Roberts (the ISL Manager)who worked tirelessly over many months (through flood and famine!) to ensure its success. Mostmembers of the ISL put in tremendous efforts, particularly in the weeks leading up to the conference,to make sure things ran smoothly.
Finally, we have to thank our sponsors (the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, AWE,Nexia Solutions, Imperial College London, the ISL, AMEC, and SIA Radon), particularly theNDA who provided funds to enable the conference to meet its main objective of being the world'spremier forum for scientific research into nuclear waste management.
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W. You, J. Li, 2008, ISBN 978-1-60511-061-5Volume 1092E —Signal Transduction Across the Biology-Technology Interface, K. Plaxco, T. Tarasow, M. Berggren,
A. Dodabalapur, 2008, ISBN 978-1-60511-062-2Volume 1093E —Designer Biointerfaces, E. Chaikof, A. Chilkoti, J. Elisseeff, J. Lahann, 2008,
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D. Kaplan, 2008, ISBN 978-1-60511-064-6Volume 1095E —Responsive Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications, J. Cheng, A. Khademhosseini, H-Q. Mao,
M. Stevens, C. Wang, 2008, ISBN 978-1-60511-065-3Volume 1096E —Molecular Motors, Nanomachines and Active Nanostructures, H. Hess, A. Flood, H. Linke,
A.J. Turberfield, 2008, ISBN 978-1-60511-066-0Volume 1097E —Mechanical Behavior of Biological Materials and Biomaterials, J. Zhou, A.G. Checa, O.O. Popoola,
E.D. Rekow, 2008, ISBN 978-1-60511-067-7Volume 1098E —The Hydrogen Economy, A. Dillon, C. Moen, B. Choudhury, J. Keller, 2008,
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V. Maroni, B. Holzapfel, T. Kiss, X. Li, 2008, ISBN 978-1-60511-069-1Volume 1100E —Materials Research for Electrical Energy Storage, J.B. Goodenough, H.D. Abrufia, M.V. Buchanan,
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M. Topic, M. Zeman, 2008, ISBN 978-1-60511-071-4Volume 1102E —Energy Harvesting—From Fundamentals to Devices, H. Radousky, J. Holbery, B. O'Handley,
N. Kioussis, 2008, ISBN 978-1-60511-072-1Volume 1103E —Health and Environmental Impacts of Nanoscale Materials—Safety by Design, S. Tinkle, 2008,
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R. Tomellini, 2008, ISBN 978-1-60511-075-2Volume 1106E —The Business of Nanotechnology, L. Merhari, A. Gandhi, S. Giordani, L. Tsakalakos, C. Tsamis,
2008, ISBN 978-1-60511-076-9Volume 1107 — Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXXI, W.E. Lee, J.W. Roberts, N.C. Hyatt,
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Cambridge University Press978-1-107-40850-0 - Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXXI: MaterialsResearch Society Symposium Proceedings: Volume 1107Editors: William E. Lee, John W. Roberts, Neil C. Hyatt and Robin W. GrimesFrontmatterMore information