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In this contribution we will consider some of the characteristic effects associated with the formation of radiation damage in NaCl. This work is directly related to the problem of the disposal of high level nuclear waste. For this reason, we will discuss in particular die production of radiation damage at moderate temperatures (between 30 and 150°C). We were forced to use relatively high dose rates (between 4 and 250 Mrad/hr) in order to reach the high doses, which are accumulated under disposal conditions. The basic Jain-Lidiard model, which has been modified in our laboratory, plays an important role in the analysis of the experimental results, which have been obtained to date. With this model we are able to “translate” our experimental results to predictions for the practical situation of disposal of radioactive waste in rock salt.
The most important experimental techniques, which have been employed to investigate the radiolytical processes and the physical properties of the defects formed during irradiation are differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), optical absorption spectroscopy, Raman scattering, and Conduction Electron Spin Resonance (CESR). With DSC we have investigated the stored energy associated with the radiation damage. In addition, we have studied the latent heat effects due to the presence of metallic sodium particles and chlorine inclusions. The optical absorption, Raman scattering and CESR experiments provide information about the details of the radiation damage produced in pure and doped NaCl crystals.
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den Hartog, H.W., Groote, J.C., Weerkamp, J.R.W. (1994). Radiation Damage in NaCl. In: Catlow, C.R.A. (eds) Defects and Disorder in Crystalline and Amorphous Solids. NATO ASI Series, vol 418. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1942-9_21
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