Plutonium speciation, solubilization, and migration in soils. 1998 annual progress report
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (US)
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (US)
'The DOE is currently conducting cleanup activities at its nuclear weapons development sites, many of which have accumulated plutonium in soils for 50 years. To properly control Pu migration in soils within Federal sites and onto public lands, better evaluate the public risk, and design effective remediation strategies, a fundamental understanding of Pu speciation, transport, and release mechanisms is needed. Key scientific goals include: determine Pu concentrations and speciation at a contaminated DOE site; study the formation, stability, and structural and spectroscopic features of environmentally relevant Pu (III, IV, and V) species; determine the mechanism of interaction between Pu and Mn/Fe minerals and the potential release of Pu via redox cycling; and model the environmental behavior of plutonium.'
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM), Office of Science and Risk Policy
- OSTI ID:
- 12620
- Report Number(s):
- EMSP-59996-98; ON: DE00012620
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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