Saltstone Osmotic Pressure

Technical Report · Mon Sep 23 00:00:00 EDT 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1095117· OSTI ID:1095117

Nichols, Ralph L. ^[1]; Dixon, Kenneth L. ^[2]

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1. Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River National Lab. (SRNL)
2. Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River National Lab. (SRN

Recent research into the moisture retention properties of saltstone suggest that osmotic pressure may play a potentially significant role in contaminant transport (Dixon et al., 2009 and Dixon, 2011). The Savannah River Remediation Closure and Disposal Assessments Group requested the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) to conduct a literature search on osmotic potential as it relates to contaminant transport and to develop a conceptual model of saltstone that incorporates osmotic potential. This report presents the findings of the literature review and presents a conceptual model for saltstone that incorporates osmotic potential. The task was requested through Task Technical Request HLW-SSF-TTR- 2013-0004.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-08SR22470
• OSTI ID: 1095117
• Report Number(s): SRNL-STI-2013-00533; TRN: US1400086
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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