Structural analysis of some sodium and alumina rich high-level nuclear waste glasses |
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Authors: | Ashutosh Goel John S McCloy Kevin M Fox Clifford J Leslie Brian J Riley Carmen P Rodriguez Michael J Schweiger |
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Institution: | 1. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, United States;2. Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, South Carolina, 29808, United States;3. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, United States |
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Abstract: | Sodium- and aluminum-rich high-level nuclear waste glasses are prone to nepheline (NaAlSiO4) crystallization. Since nepheline removes three moles of glass-forming oxides (Al2O3 and SiO2) per mole of Na2O, the formation of this phase can result in severe deterioration of the chemical durability in a given glass. The present study aims to investigate the relationships between the molecular-level structure and the crystallization behavior of sodium alumino-borosilicate-based simulated high-level nuclear waste glasses with infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction, respectively. The molecular structure of most of the investigated glasses comprise a mixture of Q2 and Q3 (Si) units while aluminum and boron are predominantly present in tetrahedral and trigonal coordination, respectively. The increasing boron content has been shown to suppress the nepheline formation in the glasses. The structural influence of various glass components on nepheline crystallization is discussed. |
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