High level radioactive waste (HLW) requires a great level of isolation from environment to assure long term storage. Isolation of the HLW in deep geological repositories (DGR), through a multi-barrier concept, is currently the most accepted approach adopted by Governments to ensure long-term safety.
We have developed a new optical sensor based on the incorporation of Eu3+ in a high charge clay for tracking the long-term physical-chemical behavior of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) contaminants in DRG under mild hydrothermal conditions.
The aim of this project is the synthesis of a new family of 2D-engineered nanoclays (ENCs) with novel electrostatic layer features for improving their dual functionality, as optical sensor and as engineered barrier in DGR.
Luminescent nanoclays as encapsulation and monitoring systems of high-level radioactive waste
Abstract
Keywords
fluorescence
green energy
nanomaterials
Spectroscopy
ERC sector(s)
PE Physical Sciences and Engineering
Name supervisor
Rosa Martin Rodriguez
E-mail
rosa.martin@unican.es
Name of Department/Faculty/School
Department of Chemistry and Process and Resources Engineering. School of Industrial Engineering and Telecommunications
Name of the host University
University of Cantabria (UC)
EUNICE partner e-mail of destination Research
area.empleo@unican.es
Country
Spain
Thesis level
Master
Minimal language knowledge requisite
English B2
Thesis mode
On-site
Start date
Length of the research internship
Other
Financial support available (other than E+)
Yes