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Kim, Seung Soo; Baik, Min Hoon; Choi, Jong Won
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)2009
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)2009
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[en] For the estimation of solubilities of actinides in a deep underground condition, The solubilities of UO2, ThO2, NpO2 and Am(OH)3 in the KURT ground water have been measured under various redox conditions, and their solubilities and aqueous species in the same conditions as the experimental solutions were also calculated by using a geochemical code. Then these results were compared with each other as well as with literature results. For the calculation of solubility of a radionuclide, the thermodynamic data of the radionuclide complex from OECD/NEA, Nagra/PSI, KAERI, JAEA, SKB and recent literatures were collected and compared. Additionally, the methods for the correction of ionic strength and temperature of the solution were described in this report. The analysis techniques and recent research for measurement of species of actinides were also introduced. The concentrations of U, Th and Np dissolved were less than 10-7 mol/L under Eh≤-0.2 of reducing condition from experiment and calculation, and the solubility of PuO2(cr) was estimated as lower than that of UO2(cr) by 1 ∼ 2 orders. However if amount of carbonate ion in the ground water increased, the concentration of tetra-valance actinides at pH 8 ∼ 11 would be greatly increased. The 1x10-6 mol/L of americium might be a little conservative value in KURT groundwater. While carbonate or hydroxo-carbonatec complexes were presumed to be the dominant aqueous species in -0.2 ∼ -0.3 V of Eh and weakly alkaline solution, hydroxo complexes are dominant in strong reducing and high pH solution
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Dec 2009; 142 p; Also available from KAERI; 90 refs, 28 figs, 29 tabs
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