Published November 1983 | Version v1
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The basalt/water system: Considerations for a nuclear waste repository

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High-level nuclear waste emplaced in a repository in basalt will lead to elevated temperatures and chemical reactions between the basalt and repository groundwater. The resultant changes in groundwater chemistry and the formation of secondary minerals will affect radionuclide release rates from the repository. In this study, Grande Ronde Basalt and synthetic groundwater were reacted at temperatures of 100 degree, 150 degree, and 300 degree C at a pressure of 30 MPa. Dickson-type sampling autoclaves were used to follow solution composition changes with time. 22 refs., 1 fig., 3 tabs

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
12 p.
Report number
RHO-BW-SA--320

Conference

Title
Materials Research Society annual meeting.
Dates
14-17 Nov 1983.
Place
Boston, MA (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
21037172
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S58: GEOSCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
AUTOCLAVES; BASALT; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPILED DATA; GROUND WATER; HANFORD RESERVATION; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; PH VALUE; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; ROCK-FLUID INTERACTIONS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES; WASTE MANAGEMENT
Descriptors DEC
DATA; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; INFORMATION; ISOTOPES; MANAGEMENT; MASS TRANSFER; MATERIALS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUMERICAL DATA; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POLAR SOLVENTS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; ROCKS; SOLVENTS; US DOE; US ORGANIZATIONS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTES; WATER

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract AC06-77RL01030
Secondary number(s)
CONF-831174--90.