Nuclear waste glass alteration in silica saturated solution depth profiling by ERDA and ESCA for simulated nuclear waste/ glass

; Kubota, Mitsuru*; *; *

JNC TN8430 98-001, 12 Pages, 1998/11

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Leaching experiments were performed with simulated nuclear waste glasses in silica saturated water at 90C for periods of 28 days in order to clarify the alteration mechanism of waste glass under silica saturation. After leaching experiments, the depth profiles of some elements of glass surfaces were measured by ERDA and ESCA. Depth profiles of H and soluble elements, such as B and Na, for the simulated nuclear waste glass after leaching experiments demonstrated the formation of glass hydration layer and the depletion of soluble elements in the glass hydration layer. The results suggest that alteration of nuclear waste glass under silica saturation is attributed to glass hydration and the leaching behaviour of soluble elements depends on the growth of the glass hydration layer.