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Hydrogeochemical investigations in boreholes at the Stripa mine. The hydrochemical advisory group and their associates

Abstract

Geochemical investigations at Stripa are continuing. The stable nuclides {sup 2}H, {sup 18}O,{sup 34}S, {sup 40}Ar and {sup 87}Sr, as well as the unstable nuclides {sup 3}H, {sup 14}Cl, {sup 226}Ra, {sup 234}U and {sup 238}U. In addition, the concentrations of the stable nuclide {sup 37}Cl and the unstable nuclides {sup 37}Ar, {sup 39}Ar, {sup 85}Kr and {sup 129}I were measured in water samples from Stripa. Isotopic compositions of chlorine and iodine of the water in the granite do not match isotopic compositions found in the rock, suggesting a lack of equilibrium between the rock and the water. In situ production of {sup 36}Cl, {sup 37}Ar, {sup 39}Ar, {sup 85}Kr and {sup 129}I is taking place in the subsurface in the granite at rates which exceed the atmospheric production of these radionuclides. Theoretically, in situ production of {sup 3}H and {sup 14}C must also take place but at much lower rates. The isotopic composition of sulfate in the groundwater in the Stripa pluton reflects the geochemical history of the groundwater, as well as the origin of the sulfur or sulfate. A study of the Rb-Sr chronology, as well as the {sup 87}Sr/{sup 86}Sr ratios of rocks, minerals and fluids, suggests  More>>
Authors:
Davis, S N; [1]  Nordstrom, D K [2] 
  1. ed.; Arizona Univ. (United States)
  2. ed.; US Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Feb 01, 1992
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
STRIPA-TR-92-19
Reference Number:
SCA: 053001; 540210; 580000; 540230; PA: AIX-24:022263; SN: 93000947504
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Feb 1992
Subject:
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 58 GEOSCIENCES; GROUND WATER; GEOCHEMISTRY; ROCK-FLUID INTERACTIONS; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; QUANTITY RATIO; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; STABLE ISOTOPES; SWEDEN; GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; DEUTERIUM; OXYGEN 18; SULFUR 35; ARGON 40; STRONTIUM 87; TRITIUM; RADIUM 226; CHLORINE 34; URANIUM 234; URANIUM 238; CHLORINE 37; ARGON 37; ARGON 39; KRYPTON 85; IODINE 129; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; 053001; 540210; 580000; 540230; SITING; BASIC STUDIES; GEOSCIENCES; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS MONITORING AND TRANSPORT
OSTI ID:
10130606
Research Organizations:
Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co., Stockholm (Sweden)
Country of Origin:
Sweden
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE93617246; TRN: SE9200347022263
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS; INIS
Submitting Site:
SWDN
Size:
[211] p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 04, 2005

Citation Formats

Davis, S N, and Nordstrom, D K. Hydrogeochemical investigations in boreholes at the Stripa mine. The hydrochemical advisory group and their associates. Sweden: N. p., 1992. Web.
Davis, S N, & Nordstrom, D K. Hydrogeochemical investigations in boreholes at the Stripa mine. The hydrochemical advisory group and their associates. Sweden.
Davis, S N, and Nordstrom, D K. 1992. "Hydrogeochemical investigations in boreholes at the Stripa mine. The hydrochemical advisory group and their associates." Sweden.
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title = {Hydrogeochemical investigations in boreholes at the Stripa mine. The hydrochemical advisory group and their associates}
author = {Davis, S N, and Nordstrom, D K}
abstractNote = {Geochemical investigations at Stripa are continuing. The stable nuclides {sup 2}H, {sup 18}O,{sup 34}S, {sup 40}Ar and {sup 87}Sr, as well as the unstable nuclides {sup 3}H, {sup 14}Cl, {sup 226}Ra, {sup 234}U and {sup 238}U. In addition, the concentrations of the stable nuclide {sup 37}Cl and the unstable nuclides {sup 37}Ar, {sup 39}Ar, {sup 85}Kr and {sup 129}I were measured in water samples from Stripa. Isotopic compositions of chlorine and iodine of the water in the granite do not match isotopic compositions found in the rock, suggesting a lack of equilibrium between the rock and the water. In situ production of {sup 36}Cl, {sup 37}Ar, {sup 39}Ar, {sup 85}Kr and {sup 129}I is taking place in the subsurface in the granite at rates which exceed the atmospheric production of these radionuclides. Theoretically, in situ production of {sup 3}H and {sup 14}C must also take place but at much lower rates. The isotopic composition of sulfate in the groundwater in the Stripa pluton reflects the geochemical history of the groundwater, as well as the origin of the sulfur or sulfate. A study of the Rb-Sr chronology, as well as the {sup 87}Sr/{sup 86}Sr ratios of rocks, minerals and fluids, suggests that the Stripa granite was intruded 1.71 Ga ago and that later hydrothermal activity, perhaps 1.63 Ga ago, formed moderately high temperature minerals along fractures. High temperature minerals dominate fracture fillings at depth, while calcite is more common nearer the surface. Characterization of natural organic compounds dissolved in groundwater from Stripa indicated the presence of long- chain fatty acids, including fulvic acids, and cyclic hydrocarbons. Groundwater more than 600 m below the surface has several characteristics which suggest that, even though lateral migration has taken place, most of this water has been isolated from the atmosphere for several thousand years and possibly as long as a few hundred thousand years.}
place = {Sweden}
year = {1992}
month = {Feb}
}