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Plutonium Leaching from a Reference Nuclear Waste Glass in Synthetic Interstitial Claywater

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 1992

Lian Wang ,
P. Van Iseghem  and
A. Maes
Lian Wang
Affiliation:
S.C.K./C.E.N, Boeretang 200, 2400 Mal, Belgium
P. Van Iseghem
Affiliation:
S.C.K./C.E.N, Boeretang 200, 2400 Mal, Belgium
A. Maes
Affiliation:
Laboratorium voor Colloidale Schelkunde, Kardinaal Mercierlaan 92, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Abstract

The steady-state concentration of Pu was measured upon leaching Pu doped glass in synthetic interstitial claywater (SIC) and humic acid free interstitial solution (IS). The solubility of PuO2·xH2O(am) was determined in the same chemical condition. The results then were compared with the Pu solubility calculated by using a published solubility product and complex stability constants. The humic acid (HA) influence on the Pu leaching from the glass and the colloid formation were investigated.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 294: Symposium V – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XVI , 1992 , 155
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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