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Evaluation of Solubility and Speciation of Actinides in Natural Groundwaters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Marc R. Schweingruber*
Affiliation:
Swiss Federal Institute for Reactor Research, CH-5303.Würenlingen, Switzerland
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Groundwater circulation is in the long term probably the most important mechanism for the transport of radionuclides from deep underground repositories to the biosphere. The fate of leached long-lived nuclides, such as the actinides, is of particular interest to repository safety analysis. Both experimental and theoretical studies should lead to a comprehensive description of their behaviour in the geosphere.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1982

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