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Mechanisms for the Retardation of Uranium (VI) Migration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Robert J. Silva
Robert J. Silva*
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Nuclear Chemistry Division, P. O. Box 808, L-232, Livermore, CA 94551
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Abstract

This report covers the investigation of mechanisms for the retardation of U(VI) migration. It describes (1) the measurement of the solubility of UO22+as afunction of pH and equilibration time, (2) the calculation of solubility using solution thermochemical data, (3) the measurement of the sorption of UO22+by silica as a function of pH and supporting electrolyte concentration, and (4) attempts to simulate the uranium sorption isotherms in terms of the U solution thermochemical data, measured properties of the silica and proposed sorption reaction mechanisms.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 257: Symposium – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XV , 1991 , 323
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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