Abstract

Specific features of the porous structure of irradiated and virgin reactor graphite of Russian brands have been analyzed. The porosity parameters affecting the leaching of radionuclides from graphite radioactive waste (RAW) were determined: fraction of open porosity, distribution of pore throat cross-sections, surface of open pores. The volume of open pores accessible for leaching aqueous media in the irradiated graphite was estimated. A model describing the leaching of radionuclides from irradiated graphite accounting for the porosity contribution is proposed. The parameters that numerically characterize the resistance of graphite RAW against leaching and are independent of the geometric shapes of separate fragments (samples) were determined.

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