Applying laboratory methods for durability assessment of vitrified material to archaeological samplesShow others and affiliations
2021 (English)In: npj Materials Degradation, ISSN 2397-2106, Vol. 5, no 1, article id 57Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Laboratory testing used to assess the long-term chemical durability of nuclear waste forms may not be applicable to disposal because the accelerated conditions may not represent disposal conditions. To address this, we examine the corrosion of vitrified archeological materials excavated from the near surface of a ~1500-year old Iron Age Swedish hillfort, Broborg, as an analog for the disposal of vitrified nuclear waste. We compare characterized site samples with corrosion characteristics generated by standard laboratory durability test methods including the product consistency test (PCT), the vapor hydration test (VHT), and the EPA Method 1313 test. Results show that the surficial layer of the Broborg samples resulting from VHT displays some similarities to the morphology of the surficial layer formed over longer timescales in the environment. This work provides improved understanding of long-term glass corrosion behavior in terms of the thickness, morphology, and chemistry of the surficial features that are formed.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer Nature, 2021. Vol. 5, no 1, article id 57
National Category
Environmental Sciences
Research subject
Waste Science and Technology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-88003DOI: 10.1038/s41529-021-00204-2ISI: 000717983500001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85119017196OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-88003DiVA, id: diva2:1614066
Note
Validerad;2021;Nivå 2;2021-11-24 (beamah);
Funder: US DOE Office of Environmental Management International Programs; U. S. Department of Energy (DE-FC01-06EW07053)
2021-11-242021-11-242021-11-24Bibliographically approved