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Uranium Speciation in Glass Corrosion Layers: an XAFS Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2012

Bruce M. Biwer ,
L. Soderholm ,
R. B. Greegort  and
F. W. Lytle
Bruce M. Biwer
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne IL 60439
L. Soderholm
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne IL 60439
R. B. Greegort
Affiliation:
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA 98124 and
F. W. Lytle
Affiliation:
The EXAFS Company, Pioche, NV 89043
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Abstract

Uranium L3 X-ray absorption data were obtained from two borosilicate glasses, which are considered as models for radioactive wasteforms, both before and after leaching. Surface sensitivity to uranium speciation was attained by a novel application of simultaneous fluorescence and electron-yield detection. Changes in speciation are clearly discernible, from U(VI) in the bulk to (UO2)2+-uranyl in the corrosion layer. The uranium concentrations within the corrosion layer also show variations with leaching times that can be determined from the data.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 465: Symposium II – Scienfific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XX , 1996 , 229
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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