scholarly journals EQ3/6 geochemical modeling task plan for Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations (NNWSI)

10.2172/59317 ◽  
1984 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Isherwood ◽  
T. Wolery
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Geochemical Modeling ◽  
Nuclear Waste Storage ◽  
Waste Storage ◽  
Modeling Task

Zeolitization of Glassy Topopah Spring Tuff Under Hydrothermal Conditions

1986 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin G. Knauss
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Geochemical Modeling ◽  
Nuclear Waste Repository ◽  
Hydrothermal Conditions ◽  
Nuclear Waste Storage ◽  
Model Calculations ◽  
Geochemical Model ◽  
Waste Storage ◽  
Lower Temperature ◽  
Term Performance

AbstractIn support of the Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations Project experiments were conducted to study the effects of heat generated by a nuclear waste repository in densely welded, devitrified tuff on the underlying, compositionally-equivalent glassy tuff at Yucca Mtn. Solid wafers of glassy tuff were reacted with a dilute ground water for several months at 150°C and 250°C at 100 bars pressure in Dickson-type, gold-bag rocking autoclaves. The in-situ chemistry of the hydrothermal fluids was modeled and the chemical affinities for all possible mineral precipitation reactions (contained within the extensive database) were calculated using the EQ3/6 program.In the 250°C experiment the calculations suggest that a zeolite mineral would be expected to form. Analyses of the run products showed that not only had the wafer been extensively corroded and the glass shards replaced by clinoptilolite, but pure clinoptilolite had precipitated directly from solution. In the 150°C experiment, although clay minerals were thermodynamically favored to form in the first half of the experiment, by the end of the run a zeolite mineral was predicted to form. Analyses of the run products showed no well-formed secondary minerals (clays or zeolites) had formed. At the lower temperature the effects of precipitation kinetics may preclude the formation of the zeolite within the time span of this experiment. In general the observations are in relatively good agreement with the geochemical model calculations. This type of study demonstrates the interpretive/predictive capabilities of a combined experimental/geochemical modeling approach to studies of nuclear waste isolation. This combined approach will aid in satisfying licensing requirements to assure long-term performance.

scholarly journals (Hydroxy)apatite on cement: insights into a new surface treatment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Joseph Turner ◽  
Pieter Bots ◽  
Alan Richardson ◽  
Paul Bingham ◽  
Alex Scrimshire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Surface Treatment ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Environmental Remediation ◽  
Coating Material ◽  
Hydroxy Apatite ◽  
Nuclear Waste Storage ◽  
Waste Storage ◽  
Architectural Preservation

(Hydroxy)apatite [Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2], has emerging potential as a cement coating material, with applications in environmental remediation, nuclear waste storage and architectural preservation. In these low temperature environments and when precipitating from...

scholarly journals Management of the Energy and Economic Potential of Nuclear Waste Use

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3709
Author(s):  
Bader Alshuraiaan ◽  
Sergey Pushkin ◽  
Anastasia Kurilova ◽  
Magdalena Mazur
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
Nuclear Waste Storage ◽  
Scientific Discussion ◽  
Management Algorithm ◽  
Waste Storage ◽  
The Eu

Recently, issues related to the effects (benefit or harm) of processing nuclear waste and its further use as fuel have been increasingly often raised in the scientific discussion. In this regard, the research aims to investigate issues related to the assessment of the economic potential of nuclear waste use, as well as the cooperation between states in the context of the reduction of risks associated with nuclear waste storage and processing. The research methodology is based on an integrated approach, including statistical, factor analysis, and the proposed system of performance indicators for managing spent nuclear fuel use. The research was carried out on the basis of materials from Russia and the EU countries. In the course of the study, a model of cooperation between states has been developed (based on the example of technologies and methods of processing nuclear waste used in the EU and Russia) according to the nuclear waste (spent nuclear fuel) management algorithm. The model considers the risks and threats associated with ecology and safety. The developments and other results described in the study should be used in further research devoted to the use of nuclear waste as heat-producing elements.

Effect on the structure and stability of iron phosphate glass with Sb and Te-ion loading for nuclear waste storage application

2021 ◽  
Vol 570 ◽  
pp. 121016
Author(s):  
Akhilesh C. Joshi ◽  
Mainak Roy ◽  
Dimple P. Dutta ◽  
Raman K. Mishra ◽  
Sher Singh Meena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Phosphate Glass ◽  
Iron Phosphate ◽  
Nuclear Waste Storage ◽  
Structure And Stability ◽  
Waste Storage

scholarly journals Neptunium Diverges Sharply from Uranium and Plutonium in Crystalline Borate Matrixes: Insights into the Complex Behavior of the Early Actinides Relevant to Nuclear Waste Storage

2010 ◽  
Vol 122 (7) ◽  
pp. 1285-1288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuao Wang ◽  
Evgeny V. Alekseev ◽  
Jie Ling ◽  
S. Skanthakumar ◽  
L. Soderholm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Complex Behavior ◽  
Nuclear Waste Storage ◽  
Waste Storage
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