Sorption behaviour of granite for radionuclides in groundwater condition

The sorption behavior of granite for Cs and Nd in the underground water condition was investigated as the function of mineralogical alteration of granite and particle size. The physicochemical characterization of the granite samples was carried out in terms of mineral phase, pore structure and elements eluted by soft acid treatment as the function of alteration of the granite. The increase of porosity of granite, and phase change of biotite and plagioclase into chlorite and illite, respectively were observed with the increase of alteration degree. The sorption capacities of the series of granites slightly increased with the increase of alteration degree. (authors)