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Chemical and physical processes of radionuclide migration at Yucca Mountain, Nevada

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The understanding and prediction of radionuclide migration within the geosphere of a high-level radioactive waste repository requires knowledge of chemical and physical processes. In this paper, we present an overview of the investigations being performed at Los Alamos National Laboratory for the site characterization activites of the Yucca Mountain Project. The areas of investigation include: the determination of solubility concentration limits and chemical speciation for fission products and actinides; the collection of sorption data and understanding of sorption mechanisms; and the transport mechanism of advection, diffusion, and dispersion.

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  1. Isotope and Nuclear Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 87545, Los Alamos, New Mexico, (USA)

    E. S. Patera, D. E. Hobart, A. Meijer & R. S. Rundberg

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This work was supported by the Yucca Mountain Project Office as part of the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program. This project is managed by the U.S. Department of Energy, Nevada Operations Office.

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Patera, E.S., Hobart, D.E., Meijer, A. et al. Chemical and physical processes of radionuclide migration at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 142, 331–347 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02039472

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