在水泥糊上使用酸涂层作为防止放射性污染的障碍物
Susan A Cumberland1,2, Andrea Hamilton3, Joanna C Renshaw3
1School of Geography, Geology and Environment, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK. sac85@leicester.ac.uk.
Scientific reports
|July 10, 2023
概括
在水泥糊上涂上酸 (HAp) 的新矿物涂层有效地将放射性限制在层内,防止更深入地入水泥基质,以改善核工厂退役.
科学领域:
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 核工程 核工程是指核工程.
- 环境科学 环境科学
背景情况:
- 遗留的核电站由于大量受污染的混凝土而带来了重大退役挑战.
- 目前用于制放射性污染物的方法,如油漆和薄膜,缺乏长期基础设施保护所需的耐用性.
- 制定有效的制策略对于安全和经济高效的核退役至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 研究一种新的方法,将酸 (HAp) 沉在水泥糊上,以作为防辐射污染的防护屏障.
- 评估矿物HAp涂层水泥在防止 (Sr) 和 (U) 等放射性污染物的进入方面的有效性.
- 与未涂层水泥相比,评估HAp层的耐用性和封装能力.
主要方法:
- 采用了两步过程:将基支架涂在水泥糊上,然后浸泡在酸富化溶液中.
- 这种方法导致酸 (HAp) 在水泥糊上矿化,形成几微米厚的层.
- 在一周的时间内,对涂层和未涂层的水泥糊样本进行了测试.
主要成果:
- 涂层和未涂层的水泥样本使周围溶液中的度减少了一半.
- 在涂层样本中,被有效地保留在酸 (HAp) 层内,并没有透到水泥基质中.
- 与涂层样本相比,未涂层的水泥样本显示了的透到水泥基质中的深度.
结论:
- 新型酸 (HAp) 涂层为水泥糊提供了有效的矿物屏障,大大减少了放射性污染物的入.
- 这种HAp涂层水泥通过将污染物限制在持久的表面层上,为"为退役设计"提供了一个有希望的解决方案.
- 进一步的研究将重点关注与各种污染物对HAp性能的表征,并开发层分离的方法.
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