Table 2 Composition of simulant lava-like fuel-containing material compositions (mol%), as batched and as determined by ICP-OES after aqua regia digest of thermally treated samples (the error on the as-analysed compositions is ±2%).
From: Synthesis, characterisation and corrosion behaviour of simulant Chernobyl nuclear meltdown materials
Component | Brown LFCM (mol%), batched | Brown LFCM (mol%), analysed | Black LFCM (mol%), batched | Black LFCM (mol%), analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SiO2 | 62.2 | 59.8 | 64.2 | 65.3 |
CaO | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 6.4 |
ZrO2 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.2 |
Na2O | 7.9 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 4.7 |
BaO | – | – | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Al2O3 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 5.6 |
MnO | – | – | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Fe2O3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | – | 0.5 |
MgO | 10.1 | 10.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 |
UO2 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
