Analysis of radionuclide migration behavior in loess medium
- China Inst. for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan, Shanxi (China); and others
A five-year cooperative research program has been carried out by China Institute for Radiation Protection and Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute to develop safety assessment methodology for disposal of low level radioactive waste. Migration behavior of radionuclides {sup 3}H and {sup 85}Sr through field tests, simulation tests in the laboratory and determination of distribution coefficients is discussed and analyzed in this paper. The results show that the retardation coefficients, R{sub d}, from field tests are about 0.08--3.3 times those from simulation tests and R{sub d} from batch tests are 1.1--44 times those from field tests for {sup 85}Sr and loess medium. It was observed from field tests that radionuclides moved mainly downward under artificial sprinkling and a part of them moved up besides downward under natural rain condition. In addition, it was discovered that the retardation coefficient, R{sub d}, increases with velocity of unsaturated water flow, u, in the analysis.
- OSTI ID:
- 382890
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941075-; ISBN 1-55899-253-7; TRN: 96:025782
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 18. international symposium on the scientific basis for nuclear waste management, Kyoto (Japan), 23-27 Oct 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Scientific basis for nuclear waste management 18. Part 2; Murakami, Takashi [ed.] [Ehime Univ., Matsuyama, Ehime (Japan). Dept. of Earth Sciences]; Ewing, R.C. [ed.] [Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States). Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences]; PB: 690 p.; Materials Research Society symposium proceedings, Volume 353
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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