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A radioanalytical phantom for assessing the efficacy of electrokinetic decontamination of entrained radioactivity within concrete media

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A radioanalytical phantom for assessing the efficacy of electrokinetic decontamination of entrained radioactivity within concrete media. / Parker, Andrew; Joyce, Malcolm; Boxall, Colin.
In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Vol. 300, No. 2, 05.2014, p. 769-777.

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Parker A, Joyce M, Boxall C. A radioanalytical phantom for assessing the efficacy of electrokinetic decontamination of entrained radioactivity within concrete media. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 2014 May;300(2):769-777. Epub 2014 Feb 27. doi: 10.1007/s10967-014-3015-3

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title = "A radioanalytical phantom for assessing the efficacy of electrokinetic decontamination of entrained radioactivity within concrete media",
abstract = "A phantom for the evaluation of electrokinetic remediation of radioactive species from water saturated concrete is described. The phantom has been designed to be a general analogue for environments where structural concrete is saturated by radioactive aqueous solutions and where electrokinetic remediation may be deployed. It is also a specific analogue for the walls of storage ponds for legacy spend nuclear fuel pins where the pond water comprises a large volume of hazardous active waste that may penetrate the pond wall. The fabricated phantom was evaluated using a fixed electrical potential to monitor the rate of cationic transport of K+ through concrete samples of different thickness (20 and 35 mm respectively). Results of the evaluation show K+ diffusion coefficients of 5.20 × 10−13 and 7.61 × 10−13 m2 s−1 for the 20 mm and 35 mm samples, consistent with those seen in literature for the transport of caesium through concrete of similar thickness. The phantom offers a means of experimental validation of computational electrokinetic models as well as providing a basis to test the effects of electrode material on ionic transport rates, to interrogate the effects of pH on all components of the system, and as a basis for instruction, education and training in nuclear decommissioning and waste treatment.",
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KW - Radioactive waste minimization

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