INVESTIGATION OF URANIUM L-EDGES OF METAMICT AND ANNEALED BETAFITE.

R. B. Greegor, F. W. Lytle, B. C. Chakoumakos, G. R. Lumpkin, R. C. Ewing

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Abstract

The uranium site in naturally occurring metamict minerals of the pyrochlore group has been investigated using x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). Pyrochlore structures are common phases in proposed polycrystalline waste forms. Betafite, a member of the pyrochlore group, exhibits U-O bond lengths of 1. 94 and 2. 37 A for the metamict state, and 2. 03 and 2. 51 A for the crystalline (annealed) state. The U-O bond lengths decrease and there is a disruption in the second nearest neighbor periodicidy as material is converted from the crystalline to the metamict state.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMaterials Research Society Symposia Proceedings
EditorsLars O. Werme
PublisherMaterials Research Soc
Pages387-392
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)0931837154
StatePublished - 1986
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameMaterials Research Society Symposia Proceedings
Volume50
ISSN (Print)0272-9172

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