Migration of radioactive {sup 85}Sr, {sup 134}Cs and {sup 60}Co through a loess soil layer

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OSTI ID:382891

Li, Z; Wang, H ^[1]; Takebe, Shinichi; Tanaka, Tadao ^[2]

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1. China Inst. for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan, Shanxi (China)
2. Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan)

Column experiments have been completed on the migration of {sup 85}Sr, {sup 134}Cs and {sup 60}Co through a loess layer in order to examine the migration behavior of radionuclides in an aerated soil layer. Radionuclide concentration distributions between the effluent and the soil layer were measured after the solution containing the radionuclides was introduced into the column from the top of the soil layer and fifty liters of the underground water were introduced at a constant flow. Results indicate most of the {sup 85}Sr, {sup 134}Cs and {sup 60}Co remained attached to the soil layer, and only a small amount of radionuclide was released from the soil layer. Within the soil layer, the migration depths of three radionuclides are {sup 85}Sr > {sup 134}Cs = {sup 60}Co.

• OSTI ID: 382891
• Report Number(s): CONF-941075--; ISBN 1-55899-253-7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CESIUM 134
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COBALT 60
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EXPERIMENTAL DATA
GROUND DISPOSAL
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RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
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STRONTIUM 85