Uranium transport in a crushed granodiorite: Experiments and reactive transport modeling

Dittrich, T. M.; Reimus, P. W.

doi:10.1016/j.jconhyd.2015.02.004

Title: Uranium transport in a crushed granodiorite: Experiments and reactive transport modeling

Journal Article · Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2015.02.004· OSTI ID:1239096

Dittrich, T. M. ^[1]; Reimus, P. W. ^[1]

Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

The primary objective of this study was to develop and demonstrate an experimental method to refine and better parameterize process models for reactive contaminant transport in aqueous subsurface environments and to reduce conservatism in such models without attempting to fully describe the geochemical system.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1239096

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1247455

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-14-27390; PII: S0169772215000182

Journal Information:: Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, Vol. 175-176; ISSN 0169-7722

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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