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Emanation thermal analysis (ETA) was used to characterize thermal behaviour of the perovskite ceramics designed as a matrix for the encapsulation of high level radioactive waste. The perovskite ceramics (composition CaTiO3 where small admixtures of Nd and Ce simulated the radioactive elements Cm and Pu, respectively) was prepared from sol-gel precursors by hot pressing at 1250°C/29 MPa for 2 h. The chemical durability of the ceramics was tested by leaching in the solution with pH 2 at 90°C/2 months. ETA results of ‘as-leached’ and ‘as-prepared’ perovskite ceramics samples were compared and evaluated by means of a mathematical model. Three temperature ranges of the annealing of structure defects in the ‘as-prepared’ sample were determined from the decrease of radon release rate in the ranges 280-560, 800-960 and 960-1200°C, respectively. One annealing step was determined for the ‘as-leached’ sample from the decrease of radon release rate in the range of 800-950°C.
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Balek, V., Mitamura, H., Banba, T. et al. Thermal behaviour of perovskite ceramics as a matrix for encapsulation of hazardous elements. J Therm Anal Calorim 80, 649–654 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-005-0708-4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-005-0708-4