Influence of iron corrosion on nuclear glass alteration processes: Nanoscale investigations of the iron-bearing phases

A carbon steel container including nuclear glass has been altered for 2 years in Andra's Underground Research Laboratory to simulate the behaviour of waste package. Post-mortem analyses at different scales (macro–micro–nano) have been performed to identify neoformed phases on iron corrosion products (ICP) and in the glass alteration layer (GAL). It has been shown at nanometric scale that important quantities of iron and silicon were found in the GAL and in the ICP respectively. Using a comparative approach with phyllosilicate references, STXM, at Si-K edge, suggests presence of trioctahedral species in the GAL and in ICP. Relevant fits of the STXM spectra are obtained with a Fe-rich chlorite for the nanostructured GAL, which could be formed according to chloritisation mechanism. This paper is part of a supplement on the 6th International Workshop on Long-Term Prediction of Corrosion Damage in Nuclear Waste Systems.

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