Precipitation of cerianite crystals and its effect on the rheology of a simplified nuclear glass melt
Source abstract
Abstract
Abstract In France, high‐activity level wastes resulting from nuclear fission are conditioned in a homogeneous sodium‐aluminoborosilicate glass by high‐temperature vitrification. The tolerance of even a small fraction of crystals could enable an increase in the waste loadings, in addition to promoting process flexibility. If the waste loading were to be increased in French nuclear glass, cerianite (CeO 2 ) crystals could precipitate. In this study, we investigated the cerianite crystallization in a simplified nuclear glass melt at different temperatures, Ce 2 O 3 wt%, and shear conditions. Furthermore, the evolution of the viscosity along with cerianite precipitation was followed. It was found that Ce 2 O 3 is highly soluble in the glass melt, as even for a Ce 2 O 3 wt% as high as 10% wt, the cerianite fraction in dynamic conditions at 1100°C after 8 h of crystallization was less than 1% vol. In addition, shear strongly accelerates cerianite crystallization and a high Ce 2 O 3 content can engender the precipitation of highly branched dendrites. The evolution of the cerianite fraction did not significantly affect the viscosity of the glass melt. Finally, unlike what has been observed in the well‐known platinum group metal (PGM)‐bearing melts, a glass melt containing .8 vol% of cerianite crystals remains Newtonian.
Source: crossref · Quality: baseline
Research context
OpenAlex topics: Glass properties and applications · Geological and Geochemical Analysis · Nuclear materials and radiation effects
SciVX discovery tags are terminology-based. OpenAlex topics are source-provided classifications.
Affiliations
CEA, DES, ISEC, DPME, SEME, LFCM Univ Montpellier CEA‐Marcoule Bagnols‐sur‐Cèze Cedex France
CNRS, CRPG, UMR 7358 Université de Lorraine Vandoeuvre‐lès‐Nancy France
References (73)
Show source-provided references
1. 10.1016/j.mspro.2014.10.00210.1016/j.mspro.2014.10.002 ↗
2. DidierlaurentR PrevostT HugonI LemonnierS GiroldC ManegliaF et al.Applicability evaluation of the in‐can vitrification process to Fukushima waste. In:Proceedings of the 27th international conference on nuclear engineering (ICONE‐27);Japan:Tsukuba (Ibaraki);2019;.10.1299/jsmeicone.2019.27.1250 ↗
3. Applicability of vitrification technology for secondary waste generated from contaminated water treatment systems at fukushima daiichi nuclear power station
4. 10.1111/j.2041-1294.2010.00023.x10.1111/j.2041-1294.2010.00023.x ↗
5. 10.1111/j.2041-1294.2011.00063.x10.1111/j.2041-1294.2011.00063.x ↗
6. MatyášJ ViennaJD PeelerDK FoxKM HermanCC.Road map for development of crystal‐tolerant high level waste glasses. 2014. Accessed May 11 2021. Available from:https://www.osti.gov/biblio/113338910.2172/1133389 ↗
7. 10.1557/JMR.1991.253510.1557/JMR.1991.2535 ↗
8. 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2004.09.01910.1016/j.jnucmat.2004.09.019 ↗
9. 10.1016/j.mspro.2014.10.02110.1016/j.mspro.2014.10.021 ↗
10. 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.04.03310.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.04.033 ↗
11. 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.11.05310.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.11.053 ↗
12. 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2020.12059610.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2020.120596 ↗
13. 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.15361810.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.153618 ↗
14. 10.1063/1.175038010.1063/1.1750380 ↗
15. 10.1016/j.jssc.2010.08.03010.1016/j.jssc.2010.08.030 ↗
16. 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2010.03.03910.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2010.03.039 ↗
17. 10.1557/PROC-556-26310.1557/PROC-556-263 ↗
18. 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2013.07.02910.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2013.07.029 ↗
19. Levine IN · 2009
20. Ferro P · Metall Ital · 2012 · 140 · 7
21. 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2018.03.01810.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2018.03.018 ↗
22. 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2017.10.04210.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2017.10.042 ↗
23. 10.1063/1.298105210.1063/1.2981052 ↗
24. 10.1063/1.480835410.1063/1.4808354 ↗
25. 10.1038/srep1461010.1038/srep14610 ↗
26. ShaoZ SingerJP LiuY LiuZ LiH GopinadhanM et al.Shear accelerated crystallization in a supercooled atomic liquid.2015.Accessed May 30 2022. Available from:http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.2078
27. Effects of shear flow on phase nucleation and crystallization
28. 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.1.03040110.1103/PhysRevMaterials.1.030401 ↗
29. 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b0622510.1021/acs.jpcc.9b06225 ↗
30. 10.1103/PhysRevE.99.06280110.1103/PhysRevE.99.062801 ↗
31. 10.1063/5.002120610.1063/5.0021206 ↗
32. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.19570210.1103/PhysRevLett.126.195702 ↗
33. 10.1007/BF0037171310.1007/BF00371713 ↗
34. 10.1002/2014GC00566110.1002/2014GC005661 ↗
35. 10.1029/2018GL07779910.1029/2018GL077799 ↗
36. 10.1002/cjce.545080061810.1002/cjce.5450800618 ↗
37. 10.1111/j.1365-2818.1969.tb00663.x10.1111/j.1365-2818.1969.tb00663.x ↗
38. Kilbourn BT
39. 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2010.09.02610.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2010.09.026 ↗
40. 10.1039/C5RA20487A10.1039/C5RA20487A ↗
41. 10.1016/j.phpro.2013.07.00210.1016/j.phpro.2013.07.002 ↗
42. 10.1016/S0022-3115(96)00672-110.1016/S0022-3115(96)00672-1 ↗
43. 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2006.02.05210.1016/j.jnucmat.2006.02.052 ↗
44. An experimental study of the kinetics of decompression‐induced crystallization in silicic melt: kinetics of decompression‐induced crystallization
45. Experimental constraints on the conditions of formation of highly calcic plagioclase microlites at the Soufrieáre Hills Volcano
46. 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.03.04410.1016/j.cattod.2020.03.044 ↗
47. 10.1016/0022-3093(85)90080-810.1016/0022-3093(85)90080-8 ↗
48. UhlmannDR.Crystallization and melting in glass forming systems. In:Kinetics of Reactions in Ionic Systems Proceedings of an International Symposium on Special Topics in Ceramics; June 18–23 1967;Alfred New York.
49. Crystal growth in incongruently‐melting compositions: programmed cooling experiments with diopside
50. Characteristics of crystal growth in nature as seen from the morphology of mineral crystals10.3406/bulmi.1981.7438 ↗
51. 10.1007/s00410-003-0449-y10.1007/s00410-003-0449-y ↗
52. 10.1098/rspa.1938.000610.1098/rspa.1938.0006 ↗
53. Garcia‐Ruiz J · 2015 · 1
54. 10.1039/D1CP02617H10.1039/D1CP02617H ↗
55. 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2016.01.01210.1016/j.chemgeo.2016.01.012 ↗
56. 10.1016/j.mspro.2014.10.01710.1016/j.mspro.2014.10.017 ↗
57. 10.1016/0022-3093(86)90770-210.1016/0022-3093(86)90770-2 ↗
58. 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2007.12.01210.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2007.12.012 ↗
59. 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00292-910.1016/S0009-2509(98)00292-9 ↗
60. 10.1177/1687814021104073110.1177/16878140211040731 ↗
61. 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2008.09.08110.1016/j.jcrysgro.2008.09.081 ↗
62. 10.1007/978-3-540-74761-110.1007/978-3-540-74761-1 ↗
63. 10.1002/andp.1906324020410.1002/andp.19063240204 ↗
64. 10.1021/j150458a00110.1021/j150458a001 ↗
65. 10.1016/0095-8522(51)90036-010.1016/0095-8522(51)90036-0 ↗
66. 10.1016/0095-8522(51)90051-710.1016/0095-8522(51)90051-7 ↗
67. 10.1088/0508-3443/3/8/30610.1088/0508-3443/3/8/306 ↗
68. Quemada Daniel · 2006
69. 10.1098/rspa.2009.044510.1098/rspa.2009.0445 ↗
70. 10.1039/C6SM00205F10.1039/C6SM00205F ↗
71. Rheological changes in melts and magmas induced by crystallization and strain rate
72. AdvocatT DussossoyJL PetitjeanV.Vitrification des déchets radioactifs. Verres et céramiques.2008.Accessed June 20 2022. Available from:https://www.techniques‐ingenieur.fr/doi/10.51257/a/v1/bn366410.51257/a-v1-bn3664 ↗
73. 10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00289-810.1016/S0012-821X(01)00289-8 ↗