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Radiation durability of aluminophosphate glass prepared for the stable storage of high-level nuclear wastes

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57Fe Mössbauer spectra of 30CaO·15Al2O3·5Fe2O3·25PbO·25P2O5 glass consist of two quadrupole doublets due to distorted Fe(III)O6 and Fe(II)O6 octahedra. Mössbauer spectra of the aluminophosphate glass irradiated with60Co γ-rays (≈5·104Gy) were essentially the same as those of non-irradiated glass. Mössbauer spectra of γ-ray irradiated aluminophosphate glass, containing 10 stable isotopes (Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ba, La, Ce, Pr, and Nd) as the simulated nuclear waste, were also the same as those of non-irradiated glass. These results indicate that the aluminophosphate glass containing iron and lead has high radiation-durability, in addition to high heat resistivity and high water resistivity.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Higashiku, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan

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Nishida, T., Maki, K. Radiation durability of aluminophosphate glass prepared for the stable storage of high-level nuclear wastes. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 242, 557–560 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02345593

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