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Title: Incorporation of cerium and neodymium in uranyl phases
Author (s): Kim, Cheol-Woon
Wronkiewicz, David J.
Finch, Robert J.
Buck, Edgar C.
Department/Lab Affiliations: Geological Sciences & Engineering
Keywords: crystalline compounds
precipitating uranyl phases
Subject Terms: Rare earth metals.
Issue Date: 2006
Publisher: Elsevier
Citation: Kim, Cheol-Woon, Wronkiewicz, D.J., Finch, R.J., and Buck, E.C. “Incorporation of cerium and neodymium in uranyl phases.” Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 353, no. 3, pp. 147-157, 2006.
Abstract: The potential for incorporating rare earth elements (REE) into/onto crystalline compounds has been evaluated by precipitating uranyl phases from aqueous solutions containing either cerium or neodymium. These REEs serve both as monitors for evaluating the potential repository behavior of REE radionuclides, and as surrogate elements for actinides (e.g., Ce4+ and Nd3+ for Pu4+ and Am3+, respectively). The present experiments examined the behavior of REE in the presence of ianthinite View the MathML source, becquerelite (Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6(H2O)8), and other uranyl hydroxide compounds commonly noted as alteration products during the corrosion of UO2, spent nuclear fuel, and naturally occurring uraninite. The results of these experiments demonstrate that significant quantities of both cerium (Kd = 1020) and neodymium (Kd = 840) are incorporated within the uranium alteration phases and suggest that ionic substitution and/or adsorption to the uranyl phases can play a key role in the limiting the mobility of REE (and by analogy, actinide elements) in a nuclear waste repository.
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titleIncorporation of cerium and neodymium in uranyl phases
contributor.authorKim, Cheol-Woon
contributor.authorWronkiewicz, David J.
contributor.authorFinch, Robert J.
contributor.authorBuck, Edgar C.
contributor.deptlabGeological Sciences & Engineering
contributor.sponsorArgonne National Laboratory
contributor.sponsorU.S. Department of Energy
subjectcrystalline compounds
subjectprecipitating uranyl phases
subject.LCSHRare earth metals.
date.issued2006
publisherElsevier
identifier.citationKim, Cheol-Woon, Wronkiewicz, D.J., Finch, R.J., and Buck, E.C. “Incorporation of cerium and neodymium in uranyl phases.” Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 353, no. 3, pp. 147-157, 2006.
identifier.pub.URI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2006.02.087
description.abstractThe potential for incorporating rare earth elements (REE) into/onto crystalline compounds has been evaluated by precipitating uranyl phases from aqueous solutions containing either cerium or neodymium. These REEs serve both as monitors for evaluating the potential repository behavior of REE radionuclides, and as surrogate elements for actinides (e.g., Ce4+ and Nd3+ for Pu4+ and Am3+, respectively). The present experiments examined the behavior of REE in the presence of ianthinite View the MathML source, becquerelite (Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6(H2O)8), and other uranyl hydroxide compounds commonly noted as alteration products during the corrosion of UO2, spent nuclear fuel, and naturally occurring uraninite. The results of these experiments demonstrate that significant quantities of both cerium (Kd = 1020) and neodymium (Kd = 840) are incorporated within the uranium alteration phases and suggest that ionic substitution and/or adsorption to the uranyl phases can play a key role in the limiting the mobility of REE (and by analogy, actinide elements) in a nuclear waste repository.
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