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Title: Characterization of Pu colloidal and aqueous species in Yucca Mountain groundwater surrogate

Abstract

The speciation and formation of Pu intrinsic colloids from an initial solution of Pu(V) were studied at pH 1, pH 3, pH 6, pIH 8, and pH 11. The medium was a surrogate Yucca Mountain groundwater from well J-l 3 under air atmosphere. The solutions were monitored for several months. Samples were analyzed using liquid scintillation counting, ultra filtration, solvent extraction: photon correlation spectroscopy, and laser-induced photo-acoustic breakdown and emission spectroscopy. Redox potentials were measured periodically. The time dependencies of soluble and colloidal Pu concentrations are reported. The size and concentration of Pu colloid particles were estimated.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Defense Programs (DP) (US)
OSTI Identifier:
14483
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JC-134460; GA0102011
GA0102011; TRN: US0111051
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Migration '99, Tahoe, CA (US), 09/27/1999--10/01/1999; Other Information: PBD: 11 Aug 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; COLLOIDS; REDOX POTENTIAL; YUCCA MOUNTAIN; PLUTONIUM; GROUND WATER; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RATIO; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; SITE CHARACTERIZATION

Citation Formats

Bourcier, W L, Brachmann, A, Jardine, L J, Palmer, C E, Romanovski, V V, and Shaw, H F. Characterization of Pu colloidal and aqueous species in Yucca Mountain groundwater surrogate. United States: N. p., 1999. Web.
Bourcier, W L, Brachmann, A, Jardine, L J, Palmer, C E, Romanovski, V V, & Shaw, H F. Characterization of Pu colloidal and aqueous species in Yucca Mountain groundwater surrogate. United States.
Bourcier, W L, Brachmann, A, Jardine, L J, Palmer, C E, Romanovski, V V, and Shaw, H F. 1999. "Characterization of Pu colloidal and aqueous species in Yucca Mountain groundwater surrogate". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/14483.
@article{osti_14483,
title = {Characterization of Pu colloidal and aqueous species in Yucca Mountain groundwater surrogate},
author = {Bourcier, W L and Brachmann, A and Jardine, L J and Palmer, C E and Romanovski, V V and Shaw, H F},
abstractNote = {The speciation and formation of Pu intrinsic colloids from an initial solution of Pu(V) were studied at pH 1, pH 3, pH 6, pIH 8, and pH 11. The medium was a surrogate Yucca Mountain groundwater from well J-l 3 under air atmosphere. The solutions were monitored for several months. Samples were analyzed using liquid scintillation counting, ultra filtration, solvent extraction: photon correlation spectroscopy, and laser-induced photo-acoustic breakdown and emission spectroscopy. Redox potentials were measured periodically. The time dependencies of soluble and colloidal Pu concentrations are reported. The size and concentration of Pu colloid particles were estimated.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/14483}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Aug 11 00:00:00 EDT 1999},
month = {Wed Aug 11 00:00:00 EDT 1999}
}

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