Molybdenum release from high burnup spent nuclear fuel at alkaline and hyperalkaline pH
This work presents experimental data and modelling of the release of Mo from high-burnup spent nuclear fuel (63 MWd/kgU) at two different pH values, 8.4 and 13.2 in air. The release of Mo from SF to the solution is around two orders of magnitude higher at pH = 13.2 than at pH = 8.4. The high Mo rele...
| Autores: | , , , , , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/402365 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/402365 https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2023.08.024 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Nuclear fuels Molybdenum Spent nuclear fuel Metallic inclusions Hyperalkaline conditions Instant release fraction X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Combustibles nuclears Molibdè Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química |
| Sumario: | This work presents experimental data and modelling of the release of Mo from high-burnup spent nuclear fuel (63 MWd/kgU) at two different pH values, 8.4 and 13.2 in air. The release of Mo from SF to the solution is around two orders of magnitude higher at pH = 13.2 than at pH = 8.4. The high Mo release at high pH would indicate that Mo would not be congruently released with uranium and would have an important contribution to the Instant Release Fraction, with a value of 5.3%. Parallel experiments with pure non irradiated Mo(s) and XPS determinations indicated that the faster dissolution at pH = 13.2 could be the consequence of the higher releases from metallic Mo in the fuel through a surface complexation mechanism promoted by the OH- and the oxidation of the metal to Mo(VI) via the formation of intermediate Mo(IV) and Mo(V) species. |
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