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Diffusion and retention behaviour of Cs in illite-added compacted montmorillonite
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018
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Compacted bentonite is to be used as a component of an engineered barrier system to retard the migration of radionuclides in the geological disposal of radioactive waste. In such an environment, montmorillonite in compacted bentonite might be altered to illite due to the hydrothermal reactions caused by the decay heat of radionuclides. In the present study, the diffusion and retention behaviour of Cs in compacted montmorillonite containing illitewas investigated using through-diffusion experiments. The experimental results showed that the flux of Cs attributed to the surface diffusion was independent of the sorption of Cs on illite, indicating that the Cs sorbed on illite was immobile or considerably less mobile than the Cs sorbed on montmorillonite. Consequently, the illite content in compacted bentonite is expected to enhance the sorption capacity of Cs without causing surface diffusion.
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