Radiolytically-induced gas production in plutonium-spiked WIPP brine

Conference · Fri Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:62230

Reed, D T; Okajima, S ^[1]; Brush, L H; Molecke, M A ^[2]

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1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
2. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Gas generation due to alpha particle deposition was investigated in four WIPP relevant brines; WIPP brine A, ERDA-6, DH-36 and G8-B. This was done by spiking each brine with plutonium-239 and periodically sampling the gas phase to determine the nature of the gaseous products and the rates of gas generation. The predominant gas generated radiolytically was hydrogen, with yields ranging from 0.6 to 1.5 molec/100 eV for the four brines tested. Plutonium (VI) was stable in two synthetic brines, WIPP brine A and ERDA-6 but was rapidly reduced in the underground collected brines DH-36 and G8-B, although most of the plutonium remained in solution.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38; AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 62230
• Report Number(s): CONF-921101-Vol.294; TRN: 95:002922-0046
• Resource Relation: Conference: 16. Materials Research Society (MRS) fall meeting, Boston, MA (United States), 30 Nov - 5 Dec 1992; Other Information: PBD: 1993; Related Information: Is Part Of Scientific basis for nuclear waste management XVI; Interrante, C.G. [ed.] [Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)]; Pabalan, R.T. [ed.] [Southwest Research Inst., San Antonio, TX (United States)]; PB: 959 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
ALPHA-BEARING WASTES
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
RADIOLYSIS
CORROSION
BIODEGRADATION
WIPP
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
ACTINIDES
NUCLEAR DECAY
ALPHA PARTICLES
PLUTONIUM 239
BRINES
GASES