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Migration behavior of plutonium affected by ferrous ion in compacted bentonite by using electrochemical technique

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2014

Daisuke Akiyama ,
Kazuya Idemitsu ,
Yaohiro Inagaki ,
Tatsumi Arima ,
Kenji Konashi  and
Shinichi Koyama
Daisuke Akiyama
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
Kazuya Idemitsu
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
Yaohiro Inagaki
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
Tatsumi Arima
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
Kenji Konashi
Affiliation:
Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Oarai, Ibaraki 311-1313, Japan
Shinichi Koyama
Affiliation:
Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 4002 Narita, Oarai, Higashi-Ibaraki, Ibaraki 311-1393, Japan
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Abstract

The migration behavior of plutonium is expected to be affected by the corrosion products of carbon steel in compacted bentonite at high-level waste repositories. Electrochemical experiments were carried out to simulate the reducing environment created by ferrous iron ions in equilibrium with anoxic corrosion products of iron. The concentration profiles of plutonium could be described by the convection -dispersion equation to obtain two migration parameters: apparent migration velocity Va and apparent dispersion coefficient Da. The apparent migration velocity was evaluated within 1 nm/s and was found to be independent of the experiment duration and the dry density of bentonite in the interval 0.8-1.4 Mg/m3. The apparent dispersion coefficient increased with the experiment duration at a dry density of 1.4 Mg/m3. The results for other dry densities also showed the same trend. These findings indicate that plutonium migration likely starts after ferrous ions reach the plutonium, in other words, the reducing environment due to ferrous ions could change the chemical form of plutonium and/or the characteristics of compacted bentonite. The apparent diffusion coefficient was estimated to be around 0.5 to 2.2 µm2/s and increased with decreasing the dry density of bentonite.

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PuelectromigrationFe
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1665: Symposium NW – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXXVII , 2014 , pp. 79 - 84
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2014 

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