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Title: Upscaling of U(VI) Desorption and Transport from Decimeter-Scale Heterogeneity to Plume-Scale Modeling

Abstract

Scientifically defensible predictions of field scale U(VI) transport in groundwater requires an understanding of key processes at multiple scales. These scales range from smaller than the sediment grain scale (less than 10 μm) to as large as the field scale which can extend over several kilometers. The key processes that need to be considered include both geochemical reactions in solution and at sediment surfaces as well as physical transport processes including advection, dispersion, and pore-scale diffusion. The research summarized in this report includes both experimental and modeling results in batch, column and tracer tests. The objectives of this research were to: (1) quantify the rates of U(VI) desorption from sediments acquired from a uranium contaminated aquifer in batch experiments;(2) quantify rates of U(VI) desorption in column experiments with variable chemical conditions, and(3) quantify nonreactive tracer and U(VI) transport in field tests.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
USGS Western Region, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
OSTI Identifier:
1170615
Report Number(s):
DOE-USGS-SC0003681
DOE Contract Number:  
SC0003681
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; mass transfer; groundwater; solute transport; reactive transport

Citation Formats

Curtis, Gary P., Kohler, Matthias, Kannappan, Ramakrishnan, Briggs, Martin, and Day-Lewis, Fred. Upscaling of U(VI) Desorption and Transport from Decimeter-Scale Heterogeneity to Plume-Scale Modeling. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.2172/1170615.
Curtis, Gary P., Kohler, Matthias, Kannappan, Ramakrishnan, Briggs, Martin, & Day-Lewis, Fred. Upscaling of U(VI) Desorption and Transport from Decimeter-Scale Heterogeneity to Plume-Scale Modeling. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1170615
Curtis, Gary P., Kohler, Matthias, Kannappan, Ramakrishnan, Briggs, Martin, and Day-Lewis, Fred. 2015. "Upscaling of U(VI) Desorption and Transport from Decimeter-Scale Heterogeneity to Plume-Scale Modeling". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1170615. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1170615.
@article{osti_1170615,
title = {Upscaling of U(VI) Desorption and Transport from Decimeter-Scale Heterogeneity to Plume-Scale Modeling},
author = {Curtis, Gary P. and Kohler, Matthias and Kannappan, Ramakrishnan and Briggs, Martin and Day-Lewis, Fred},
abstractNote = {Scientifically defensible predictions of field scale U(VI) transport in groundwater requires an understanding of key processes at multiple scales. These scales range from smaller than the sediment grain scale (less than 10 μm) to as large as the field scale which can extend over several kilometers. The key processes that need to be considered include both geochemical reactions in solution and at sediment surfaces as well as physical transport processes including advection, dispersion, and pore-scale diffusion. The research summarized in this report includes both experimental and modeling results in batch, column and tracer tests. The objectives of this research were to: (1) quantify the rates of U(VI) desorption from sediments acquired from a uranium contaminated aquifer in batch experiments;(2) quantify rates of U(VI) desorption in column experiments with variable chemical conditions, and(3) quantify nonreactive tracer and U(VI) transport in field tests.},
doi = {10.2172/1170615},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1170615}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}