The document summarizes research being conducted by Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratories on disposal of nuclear waste in deep geologic repositories. It discusses several modeling and experimental efforts, including reactive transport modeling to study the effects of decay heat on engineered barrier systems, clay interaction experiments to understand clay-metal interactions during corrosion of waste packages, and international collaborations on projects like FEBEX-DP to characterize the bentonite-concrete interface using X-ray computed tomography. It also summarizes preliminary thermodynamic modeling of steel corrosion and reactive transport modeling of the Closure Test Drift to simulate cement-water interactions.
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Microstructural and Dielectric Characterization of Sr doped Ba(Fe0.5Ta0.5)O3 ...theijes
Solid state reaction method was used to synthesize Ba1-xSrx(Fe0.5Ta0.5)O3 ceramic(x=0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 and 0.5). The raw materials of making Sr doped Ba(Fe0.5Ta0.5)O3 were BaCO3, SrCO3, Fe2O3, Ta2O5 (purity better than 99%). Pellet and ring shaped samples prepared from each composition were sintered at 1400 and 1450ºC for 5 hour. The phase formation of Ba1-xSrx(Fe0.5Ta0.5)O3 was checked using X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique and observed a cubic perovskite crystal structure in space group Pm3m (221). Microstructure of the individual compound was examined by the field emission scanning electron micrograph (FESEM). Grain size was found to be varied with Sr content. The lattice parameter decreased with increasing Sr content. Dielectric spectroscopy was applied to investigate the electrical properties of BSFT at room temperature and in a frequency range of 100Hz–100 MHz. An analysis of the dielectric constant εʹ and loss tangent tan with frequency was performed assuming a distribution of relaxation times. The low frequency dielectric dispersion corresponds to the DC electrical conductivity.
Carbohydrate Research 405 (2015) 55–65Contents lists availab.docxwendolynhalbert
Carbohydrate Research 405 (2015) 55–65
Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
Carbohydrate Research
j o u r n a l h o m e p a g e : w w w . e l s e v i e r . c o m / l o c a t e / c a r r e s
Electrochemical synthesis of nanostructured gold film for the study
of carbohydrate–lectin interactions using localized surface plasmon
resonance spectroscopy
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carres.2014.08.019
0008-6215/� 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
⇑ Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 (314) 516 5346; fax: +1 (314) 516 5342.
E-mail address: [email protected] (K.J. Stine).
Jay K. Bhattarai a,b, Abeera Sharma a,b, Kohki Fujikawa a, Alexei V. Demchenko a, Keith J. Stine a,b,⇑
a Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Missouri—St. Louis, One University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63121, United States
b Center for Nanoscience, University of Missouri—St. Louis, One University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63121, United States
a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t
Article history:
Received 30 April 2014
Received in revised form 15 July 2014
Accepted 30 August 2014
Available online 16 September 2014
Keywords:
Lectin
Mannose
Monolayer
Plasmon
Gold
Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) spectroscopy is a label-free chemical and biological molec-
ular sensing technique whose sensitivity depends upon development of nanostructured transducers.
Herein, we report an electrodeposition method for fabricating nanostructured gold films (NGFs) that
can be used as transducers in LSPR spectroscopy. The NGF was prepared by electrodepositing gold from
potassium dicyanoaurate solution onto a flat gold surface using two sequential controlled potential steps.
Imaging by scanning electron microscopy reveals a morphology consisting of randomly configured block-
like nanostructures. The bulk refractive index sensitivity of the prepared NGF is 100 ± 2 nm RIU�1 and the
initial peak in the reflectance spectrum is at 518 ± 1 nm under N2(g). The figure of merit is 1.7. In addition,
we have studied the interaction between carbohydrate (mannose) and lectin (Concanavalin A) on the
NGF surface using LSPR spectroscopy by measuring the interaction of 8-mercaptooctyl-a-D-mannopyran-
oside (aMan-C8-SH) with Concanavalin A by first immobilizing aMan-C8-SH in mixed SAMs with 3,6-
dioxa-8-mercaptooctanol (TEG-SH) on the NGF surface. The interaction of Con A with the mixed SAMs
is confirmed using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Finally, the NGF surface was regenerated
to its original sensitivity by removing the SAM and the bound biomolecules. The results from these exper-
iments contribute toward the development of inexpensive LSPR based sensors that could be useful for
studying glycan–protein interactions and other bioanalytical purposes.
� 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
1. Introduction
Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) spectroscopy based
on the development of noble metal nanostructures with tunable
and responsive plasmonic behavior has become of b ...
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10 sfwst – disposal in argillite r&d barrier material degradation and interactions jove colon sand2017-5457 pe
1. Spent Fuel and Waste Science and Technology
SFWST – Disposal in Argillite R&D
Barrier Material Degradation and
Interactions
Carlos F. Jové Colón
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Florie Caporuscio, Katherine E. Norskog
Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL)
SFWST Campaign – Working Group Meeting
UNLV, Las Vegas, Nevada
May 23 – 25, 2017
Sandia National Laboratories is a multi-mission laboratory managed and operated by National Technology and Engineering
Solutions of Sandia, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International, Inc., for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National
Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-NA-0003525. SAND2017-5457 PE.
SAND2017-5457 PE
2. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
Argillite Disposal R&D
Reactive-transport modeling (THC) with decay heat effects
Engineered barrier system (EBS) model integration with
performance assessment (PA)
Thermodynamic modeling of barrier material interactions
(clay, cement, metal) and thermodynamic database (TDB)
development
Clay interaction experiments:
– High temperature mineral phase stability, clay – metal interactions
(waste package material (steel, Cu) corrosion)
– Low-T RN sorption/diffusion in bentonite & modeling
High temperature coupled thermal-hydrological-mechanical-
chemical (THMC) modeling
Spent fuel matrix degradation model development
International collaborations: FEBEX-DP (GRIMSEL URL),
DECOVALEX19, SKB EBS Task Force, Mont Terri/Bure URLs (France)
Clay-Metal Interactions
GDSA PA Level Of Integration
International Collaboration: FEBEX-DP
Steel Corrosion 2DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
3. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
1D Reactive Transport of Layered
EBS: Integration with GDSA-PA
DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
3
PFLOTRAN 1D Reactive Transport Modeling
Argillite Rock
Cement
OuterClay+
QuartzBarrier
InnerClay
Barrier
Metal
Canister
Waste
0.475 m 0.1 m 1.24 m 1.24 m 0.75 m >>10 m (RED Font: Domains Considered)
Observation Points
50 years
storage
Observation
Points
(Work in Progress!)
4. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
Waste Form Canister Buffer
1D Waste Form-Canister-Buffer Model
as Loosely Coupled Source Term
within 3D Model
Waste Form Cell
• Sequentially coupled feedback
between 1D and 3D models.
• Similar to FMDM implementation
Diffusion
EBS 1D Model
GDSA 3D Model
Host Rock
14DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
5. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
Corrosion Rate Data of Steel Barrier
Materials
5DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
Corrosion rate data compilation:
– LANL Exp’s: Uniform Corr. Rate for C-steel and stainless steel (316L SS)
– Compare trends f(Experimental duration)
– Evaluate upper/lower bounds
– Decrease in corrosion rate with time
6. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
Corrosion Rate Data of Steel Barrier
Materials (Cont.)
6DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
YMP 316 SS in J-13 water
YMP 316 SS in seawater
Corrosion rate data compilation:
– Overlay of selected YMP aqueous corrosion data (316 SS) (BSC 2004)
– Data trends plot within bounds of existing data sets
– Reasonable basis for GDSA-PA corrosion rate distributions
7. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
Thermodynamic Analysis of
Steel Corrosion
7DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
Thermodynamic analysis:
– Eh-pH (Pourbaix) relations (CHNOSZ)
– Updates to thermodynamic data (chromite)
– EQ3/6 reaction path modeling
– Temperature effects
“inner oxide”
T= 300°C
“outer
oxide”
T= 25°C
“inner oxide”
“outer
oxide”
Log aFe = -6
Log aCr = -8
Log aNi = -8
Log aFe = -6
Log aCr = -8
Log aNi = -8
DOE NEUP Report DE-AC07-05ID14517 (Jiao, Was, and Bartels – 2015)
316L SS
T = 320°C
Unirradiated
“outer
oxide”
“outer
oxide”
8. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
Thermodynamic Analysis of
Steel Corrosion (Cont.)
8DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
Reaction path modeling:
– 316 SS composition
– Dilute water starting solution
– T = 25, 288 & 295°C
Preliminary Results
– Reduce conditions & chromite sat.
– Increase in pH & magnetite sat.
“inner oxide”
T= 300°C
“outer
oxide”
Log aFe = -6
Log aCr = -8
Log aNi = -8
“outer
oxide”
316L SS
Cheshire et al. (2014)
Work in progress!!!
9. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
Bentonite Alteration at High
Temperatures: Zeolite Stability
9DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
Bentonite Alteration and Zeolite Stability:
– Glass alteration in bentonite high Si
– Formation of analcime – wairakite zeolites
– High Si prevents illite stability?
TODO
– Use analcime-wairakite analysis to advance solid solution
– Analysis of analcime – wairakite equilibria
Analcime – Wairakite Analyses – Solid Solution
Neuhoff et al. 2004
Ijima & Hay 1968
Green River, WY
Analcime (Si)
Smectite (MX80)
Ca-Saponite
Illite (IMt-2)
Illite-Smectite
EMPA by K. Norskog & F. Caporuscio (LANL)
Glass in Bentonite Alteration Sequence
Glass in Bent Clinoptilolite Analcime (Wairakite)
10. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
International Collaborations:
FEBEX-DP (Grimsel URL)
10
Shotcrete/bentonite
interface sampling
Characterization studies
cement/bentonite
interactions
Phase identification (SEM-
EDS, XRD)
X-ray CT Scan: micron-scale
structures
Over-coring
Technique
Mäder (2014)
Shotcrete Bent.
CFJC (SNL)
FEBEX-DP Sampling Plan
DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
11. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
International: FEBEX-DP Bentonite –
Concrete Interface Characterization (Cont.)
11
Computerized Tomography (CT)
High Level of
Core Preservation
During Extraction
DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
12. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
International Collaborations: FEBEX-DP
Bentonite – Concrete Interface
Characterization (X-ray CT Scan; Cont.)
12
Main Features:
– Occurrence of microcracks and pore spaces –
connected in many cases
– “Craquelure” or “chickenwire” microcrack
pattern (desiccation)
– Some embedded granular material in bentonite
matrix with radiating cracks
– Heterogeneous microcrack spatial distribution
localized regions with no cracks
Crack – Pore pathways:
Bentonite:
– Continuous and discontinuous pore-microcrack
networks (2D & 3D)
– Large pores tend to be connected to microcracks
Shotcrete:
– Bentonite: Large pores tend to be connected to
microcracks
– No or little microcracks
– Isolated pores except at the interface
DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
13. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
International Collaborations: FEBEX-DP
Bentonite – Concrete Interface
Characterization (X-ray CT Scan; Cont.)
13DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
2D Slice Stack
Z direction
Red arrows:
microcrack
segments
evolving into
pores
2D – 3D Stacked Image Evaluation:
– Microcrack aperture
enlargement/shrinking
– Crack segments and junctions
evolving into pores
– Microcrack pathways can be highly
heterogeneous
14. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
International Collaborations FEBEX-DP:
Bentonite – Concrete Interface
Characterization (micro-XRF; Cont.)
14
Main Features
– Compositional map at thin
section (mm) scale – Scanning at
the µm scale
– Sharp compositional changes at
the bentonite-shotcrete interface
– Consistent spatial correlation
among various elements across
interface
Ca, K, S, and Si gradients
– Depletion on shotcrete side of the
interface Leaching?
– Bentonite seems compositional
homogeneous at the interface
– Limited reaction front?
DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
15. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
Evaluation of Geochemical Trends in
Groundwater Chemistries in Crystalline
Rock
15
Monitoring Borehole
MSB-2 Evaluation
Closure Test Drift - CTD
GREET (Groundwater
REcovery Experiment in
Tunnel)
Geochemical evaluation of
groundwater site data (JAEA
GREET website; Iwatsuki et
al., 2005 & 2015)
DECOVALEX-19 Task C:
– Current focus: geochemical
evaluation of groundwater
chemistry trends
– Evaluation of monitoring
hydrological and geochemical site
data (e.g., Closure Test Drift -
CTD)
– Interactions with host-rock and
barrier materials
DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
16. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
GREET: EQ3/6 GW mixing Simulation:
MSB-2 monitoring borehole (Zones 1 & 7)
Evaluate dilution trends:
– EQ3/6 simulation of MSB-2
GW mixing of Zones 1 & 7
– Test flood water provenance:
likely from MSB-2, Zones 7 & 8
(Iwatsuki et al. 2015)
Simulation Results
– Ca vs SO4 dilution trend is
represented by the GW mixing
for MSB-2, Zones 1 & 7
– Simulation predicts increases
in [Na] & [Cl] as observed but
at higher concentrations
– Assess discrepancies in
predicted trends
• Fresh water input?
• Mixing with a more dilute water?
16
TODO Next:
• Consider different starting GW compositions:
MSB2-1 & MSB2-4
• Consider other GW chemistries: MSB4, WR’s,
Galleries
• Simulate mineral saturation effects: e.g., calcite
Starting GW
Composition
(post shaft flooding)
EQ3/6 Water Mixing: MSB-2 Zones 1 & 7
DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
17. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
Closure Test Drift (CTD): H-C Model
17
PFLOTRAN 1D Reactive Transport Modeling
Closure Test Drift (CTD)
Observation Points
Host
Rock
CementPlug
Cement / Water Interface
0.3 m into the drift
Cement / Water Interface
0.3 m into the drift
3 m into the drift
H-C (Reactive-transport - RT) modeling
PFLOTRAN RT simulation tool
1D reactive-transport model
Cement plug / CTD region
Flooded CTD region modeled as a high
porosity / high permeability domain
Diffusion only
OPC cement composition
Diluted “fresh” water composition in
flooded domain
THERMODDEM thermodynamic database
including cement phases
Effects of cement interactions on bulk
water chemistry
As expected, large changes in pore &
bulk fluid composition at the vicinity of
the cement / water interface (see Figs.)
Increases in Ca & pH can be significant
even at 30 cm from the interface
Next: Sensitivity analyses on transport
parameters, kinetic rates, aqueous
species profiles
DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
18. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
FY17 - FY18 Outlook
GDSA-PA integration of RT modeling of EBS in PFLOTRAN
– 1D – 3D EBS implementation
– 2D – 3D EBS RT model baseline
Clay – Metal interactions at high temperatures
– Submit paper on steel-clay interaction (corrosion) paper
– Bentonite alteration:
• Zeolite formation & stability
• Thermodynamic Modeling
– Preparation of steel corrosion rate paper
Thermodynamic database development and applications to
geochemical modeling
International Collaborations
– SKB TF, FEBEX-DP
– DECOVALEX2019 – Task C: Groundwater Recovery experiment
(GREET) at Mizunami URL, Japan, Closure Test Drift (CTD)
18DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
19. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This work supported by the DOE-NE Spent Fuel Waste Science and Technology
campaign, Fuel Cycle Technologies R&D program.
Kate E. Norskog (LANL) conducted compositional analysis (EMPA) bentonite
alteration mineralogy.
19
DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
20. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
BACKUP SLIDES
20DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
21. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
21
Slide Title
Bullets,
Numbers,
Text, Pictures
DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
22. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
1D Reactive Transport of Layered
EBS: Integration with GDSA-PA
DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
22
PFLOTRAN 1D Reactive Transport Modeling
Argillite Rock
Cement
OuterClay+
QuartzBarrier
InnerClay
Barrier
Metal
Canister
Waste
1D reactive transport (RT) PFLOTRAN
calculations:
– 24 minerals, 4 initial pore solution chemistries
– Efficient model scoping in High Performance
Computing (HPC) platforms
– Evolution of mineral volume fraction and
aqueous speciation with time: equilibrium &
kinetics
Temperature effects case:
– SNF decay heat profile
– Peak temperature: 125°C
– Capture mineral phase transitions:
gypsum anhydrite + 2 H2O
0.475 m 0.1 m 1.24 m 1.24 m 0.75 m >>10 m (RED Font: Domains Considered)
50 years
storage
Observation Points
Observation
Points
(Work in Progress!)
23. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
International Collaborations: FEBEX-DP
Bentonite – Concrete Interface
Characterization (X-ray CT Scan)
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X-ray CT Scan:
– Non destructive
– Can manage hand-size
samples
– Scan rate resolution: 10.5
microns
Can resolve important
features:
– Cracks
– Large pores
3D image analysis
– Continuous pores and cracks
– “Heavy” minerals: oxides,
sulfides
Bentonite
Cracks
Cement
1.66 mm
Imaging by J. Eric Bower (SNL)
Interface
Core Specimen
Cement
Bentonite
DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
24. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
LANL Corrosion Rate Data of Steel
Barrier Materials
24DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017
Corrosion rate data compilation:
– C-steel and stainless steel (316L SS)
– Low C-steel show largest spread in rate data
25. Spent Fuel and
Waste Science and
Technology
LANL Experiment EBS-Cors-5:
Opalinus Clay & OPA Synthetic Brine
LANL experiments
conducted at 150°C and
150 bars
Opalinus clay (OPA) +
316L SS + OPA brine
SEM-EDS analyses on
tabular grain:
– Tabular grain: Ca, minor K,
Mg, Fe, Si, Al
– EDS Spot analyses: fairly
homogeneous spectra
across grain surface
Fe-rich clay?, saponite?,
chlorite coating?
Planned FIB/SEM for this
sample
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Ca-enriched
relative to K
316L SS tabular grain
with Al-Si coating
DOE SFWST WG Meeting, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
May 23-25, 2017