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Title: Evaluation of the field-scale cation exchange capacity of Hanford sediments

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OSTI ID:836242

Three-dimensional simulations of unsaturated flow, transport, and multi-component, multi-site cation exchange in the vadose zone were used to analyze the migration of a plume resulting from a leak of the SX-115 tank at the Hanford site, USA. The match within about 0.5 meters of the positions of retarded sodium and potassium fronts suggests that the laboratory-derived parameters may be used in field-scale simulations of radionuclide migration at the Hanford site.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Director, Office of Science (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
836242
Report Number(s):
LBNL-55985; R&D Project: G4W036; TRN: US200503%%395
Resource Relation:
Conference: Water Rock Interaction, Saratoga Springs, NY (US), 06/27/2004--07/02/2004; Other Information: PBD: 1 Feb 2003
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English