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Fast/Instant Radionuclide Release: Effects inherent to the experiment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2014

B. Kienzler ,
A. Loida ,
E. González-Robles ,
N. Müller  and
V. Metz
B. Kienzler
Affiliation:
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
A. Loida
Affiliation:
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
E. González-Robles
Affiliation:
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
N. Müller
Affiliation:
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
V. Metz
Affiliation:
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Abstract

The release of radionuclides measured during washing cycles of spent nuclear fuel samples in a series of experiments using different solutions are analyzed with respect to the fission products Cs, Sr, and Tc and the actinides U, Pu, and Am. Based on the concentrations of the dissolved radionuclides, their release rates are evaluated in terms of fraction of inventory in the aquatic phase per day. The application of this information on the fast/instant radionuclide release fraction (IRF) is discussed and following issues are addressed: Duration of the wash steps, solution chemistry, and radionuclide sorption onto surface of the experimental vessels. Data for the IRF are given and the correlation between the mobilization of the various elements is analyzed.

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nuclear materialsactinidewaste management
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1665: Symposium NW – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXXVII , 2014 , pp. 233 - 243
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2014 

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