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Abstract Murataite-based ceramics containing 10 wt% rare earth (REs = La, Ce, Nd, Ho) or actinide (An = Th, U) oxides were produced in a resistive furnace at a temperature of 1500 °C. The samples were… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Murataite-based ceramics containing 10 wt% rare earth (REs = La, Ce, Nd, Ho) or actinide (An = Th, U) oxides were produced in a resistive furnace at a temperature of 1500 °C. The samples were composed of major murataite-type phases and minor perovskite, crichtonite, and zirconolite/pyrochlore. Light (Ce-group) REs are concentrated in the perovskite whereas Nd and Ho are mainly accommodated in the murataite. U and Th enter predominantly murataite. Ce and U regardless from their oxidation state in the batch (Ce2O3/CeO2, UO2/UO3) exist in the murataite as Ce(III) or U(IV) with some contribution due to U(V) for the uranium-doped sample.
Journal Title: Journal of Nuclear Materials
Year Published: 2020
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