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Comparison of the Dissolution Behaviour of Various UO2 Samples in Saline Solution at 100°C Under Reducing Conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

S. Stroes-Gascoyne ,
J.C. Tait ,
R.J. Porth ,
J.L. McConnell  and
A.M. Duclos
S. Stroes-Gascoyne
Affiliation:
AECL Research, whiteshell Laboratories, Pinava, Manitoba, Canada ROE 1L0
J.C. Tait
Affiliation:
AECL Research, whiteshell Laboratories, Pinava, Manitoba, Canada ROE 1L0
R.J. Porth
Affiliation:
AECL Research, whiteshell Laboratories, Pinava, Manitoba, Canada ROE 1L0
J.L. McConnell
Affiliation:
AECL Research, whiteshell Laboratories, Pinava, Manitoba, Canada ROE 1L0
A.M. Duclos
Affiliation:
AECL Research, whiteshell Laboratories, Pinava, Manitoba, Canada ROE 1L0
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Abstract

The separate effects of alpha- and gamma-radiolysis on UO2 dissolution can be studied with unirradiated UO2, whereas studies vith used nuclear fuel necessarily always include both alpha- and gamma-radiolysis effects. This paper attempts to separate these effects by comparing the leaching behaviour in saline solution of a number of UO2 samples (each vith a particular radiation characteristic or chemical property inherent to used fuel) vith the leaching behaviour of used fuel. Data from leaching experiments vith lov- and high-burnup CANDU (CANada Deuterium Uranium) fuels are also compared. The results indicate that the presence of an alpha field at 100°C under reducing conditions does not increase UO2 dissolution but suggest that the combined effects of the beta and gamma fields in used CANDU fuel may enhance UO2 dissolution.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 333: Symposium V – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XVII , 1993 , 425
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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