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Modeling of Glass Dissolution and Transport With the Code SUGAR

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

J.S. Small
Affiliation:
British Nuclear Fuels plc, Environmental Assessments, R002, Risley, Warrington, U.K.WA3 6AS
D.P. Trivedi
Affiliation:
British Nuclear Fuels plc, Environmental Assessments, R002, Risley, Warrington, U.K.WA3 6AS
P.K. Abraitisti
Affiliation:
Dept of Earth Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.M13 9PL
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Abstract

SUGAR (Simplified Understading of Glass And environment Reactions) is a one dimensional (lD) reactive transport code which sequentially couples dissolved chemical species transport and sorption with, chemical speciation, mineral precipitation and kinetic controlled glass dissolution. SUGAR also has the capability to model radioactive decay and steel corrosion. This paper describes the computer model and presents results of model testing against experimental data. The capabilities of the model are demonstrated by a preliminary investigation of the geochemical evolution of glass in crystalline rock formations.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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