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Physicochemical properties of magnesium potassium phosphate (MPP) matrices for conservation of highly saline high-level liquid wastes (HLW) after their solidification at room temperature were studied comprehensively. The matrices showed high chemical stability to leaching of radionuclides and other components at various temperatures. The leaching indices of 239Pu, 237Np, 241Am, Sr, and Cs are in the range 12–14, and those of Tc, I, and Se, in the range 10–11. The mechanical strength (>20 MPa) and radiation resistance of the matrices and the chemical yield of radiolytically generated hydrogen (0.004 molecules/100 eV) were determined. The phase composition of the matrices and the character of radionuclide distribution in their bulk were determined. An enlarged installation was developed and fabricated at the Mayak Production Association, and solidification of simulated liquid radioactive wastes from this plant was performed in volumes of up to 2001.
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Original Russian Text © S.E. Vinokurov, Yu.M. Kulyako, O.M. Slyunchev, S.I. Rovnyi, A.S. Wagh, M.D. Maloney, B.F. Myasoedov, 2009, published in Radiokhimiya, 2009, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 56–62.
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Vinokurov, S.E., Kulyako, Y.M., Slyunchev, O.M. et al. Magnesium potassium phosphate matrices for immobilization of high-level liquid wastes. Radiochemistry 51, 65–72 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1066362209010159
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