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The Chemistry of the Near Field Environment.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

F. T. Ewart
Affiliation:
Chemistry Division
S. M. Sharland
Affiliation:
Theoretical Physics Division, U.K.A.E.A., Harwell, Oxford, OXll ORA, U.K.
P. W. Tasker
Affiliation:
Theoretical Physics Division, U.K.A.E.A., Harwell, Oxford, OXll ORA, U.K.
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The chemistry of near field, i.e. the pH, Eh and potential complexing ions, determines the solubility of radionuclides from a waste source. It is often assumed that outside the repository this chemistry is that of the appropriate groundwater. However, the chemical environment around the repository itself is perturbed both by the near field components, e.g. wasteform, backfill etc., and by the act of building the repository.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1985

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