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Sorption-desorption studies on tuff III. A continuation of studies with samples from Jackass Flats and Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/59121· OSTI ID:59121
This report is the third in a series of reports describing studies of sorption and migration of radionuclides in tuff. The investigations were extended to lithologies of tuff not previously studied. Continuing experiments with uranium, plutonium, and americium are described. The dependence of sorption on the concentration of the sorbing element and on the solution-to-solid ratio was investigated for a number of nuclides and two lithologies. A circulating system was designed for measuring sorption ratios. Values obtained from this system, batch measurements, and column elutions are compared. Progress on measuring and controlling Eh is described.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
59121
Report Number(s):
LA--8747-MS; ON: DE81023987
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English