Chapter 12 Mathematical and numerical approaches in performance assessment for radioactive waste disposal: dealing with uncertainty

2003 ◽  
pp. 353-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.C. Helton
Keyword(s):  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Radioactive Waste Disposal ◽  
Numerical Approaches

Physicochemical relationships during a KCl-bentonite hydrothermal reaction

Clay Minerals ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 475-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Linares ◽  
F. Huertas ◽  
E. Caballero ◽  
C. Jimenez de Cisneros
Keyword(s):  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Adsorption Process ◽  
Hydrothermal Reaction ◽  
Radioactive Waste Disposal ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Radioactive Waste Repositories ◽  
Waste Repositories

AbstractA dioctahedral bentonite was treated hydrothermally with KCI solutions (0.025-1 M) at different temperatures (60-200°C) and times (1-360 days) to evaluate its use as a barrier for radioactive waste disposal. Equations relating adsorbed K on smectite with initial and equilibrium K concentrations in solution, temperature and time have been obtained. These equations are useful for modelling the influence and behaviour of these variables and contribute to the performance assessment calculations for radioactive waste repositories. Likewise, the thermodynamic parameters of the K adsorption process have been calculated. Other relationships, including silica in solution and pH, are also shown.

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