Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Cementation is the principal method for long-term conditioning of intermediate- and low-level nuclear waste (ILW/LLW). During hydration, cementitious matrices are exposed to ionizing radiation - primarily gamma rays - raising the question of the potential effect of irradiation on hydration reactions and, ultimately, on material properties. The available literature presents contradictory results, partly attributable to experimental biases related to temperature, drying, and carbonation under irradiation conditions.
DOI: 10.3151/jact.23.546
Institutions: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Paris-Saclay - Etablissement de Saclay, CEA Paris-Saclay, Autorité de sûreté nucléaire et de radioprotection, Service de Recherche en Corrosion et Comportement des Matériaux, Service de Physico-Chimie, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Nanosciences et Innovation pour les Matériaux, la Biomédecine et l'Énergie
Language: English
Subfield: Civil and Structural Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7117132785