Estimation of effective diffusivity in compacted bentonite
Book
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OSTI ID:377927
- Mitsubishi Materials Corp., Naka, Ibaraki (Japan). Naka Energy Research Center
- Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan)
Effective diffusivities of radioactive nuclides in compacted bentonite were calculated theoretically by using an electric double layer theory. Comparison between calculated diffusivities and measured ones show good agreements. The effective diffusivity is dominated by pore structure and pore diffusivity Dp. The pore structure can be characterized by effective porosity {var_epsilon} eff, constrictivity {delta}, and tortuosity {tau}. The {delta} was assumed to be unity. The {var_epsilon} eff and the {tau} were determined experimentally. The Dp was estimated by means of the electric double layer theory. In the estimation, smectite interlayer was assumed the space between parallel plane sheets of smectite crystal lattice. Diffusion experiments were carried out by using Cs{sup +} for monovalent cation, Cl{sup {minus}} and TcO{sub 4}{sup {minus}} for monovalent anion, and tritiated water for neutral molecule. The measured and calculated effective diffusivities indifferent densities showed the same tendency of cation > neutral > anion. The dry density of bentonite became higher, the discrepancy between the estimated and the measured diffusivities became larger. The calculation was limited by the applicability of the electric double layer theory in the near surface region of smectite.
- OSTI ID:
- 377927
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941075--; ISBN 1-55899-253-7
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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