Abstract
ABSTRACTDiffusivities of Cs, Sr and Co were measured in several kinds of water-saturated concretes. The measured penetration profile of every tracer was composed of two parts. Those were a steep slope near the surface and a gradual slope in the deeper part. This profile was successfully explained by considering two diffusion paths in concrete. One diffusion path was possibly fissure with a width of a few microns and another was network of submicron pores. The volume of submicron pores was approximately 90% of the total free space volume in every concrete. The orders of magnitude of apparent diffusivities for all tracers were 10−12–10−11 m2/s through the fissure and l0−16–10−15 m2/s through the network of pores. The difference between the diffusivities of the two paths is thought to be caused by small geometrical factor of the network of submicron pores.
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