Modeling Radionuclide Transport in the Environment and Assessing Risks to Humans, Flora, and Fauna: The RESRAD Family of Codes

2006 ◽  
pp. 58-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charley Yu
Keyword(s):  
Radionuclide Transport

Aqueous Phase Diffusion in Crystalline Rock

1981 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.H. Bradbury ◽  
D. Lever ◽  
D. Kinsey
Keyword(s):  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
Aqueous Phase ◽  
Water Movement ◽  
Degradation Products ◽  
Crystalline Rock ◽  
Crystalline Rocks ◽  
Radionuclide Transport ◽  
Fracture Networks ◽  
Phase Diffusion ◽  
Main Factors

One of the options being considered for the disposal of radioactive waste is deep burial in crystalline rocks such as granite. It is generally recognised that in such rocks groundwater flows mainly through the fracture networks so that these will be the “highways” for the return of radionuclides to the biosphere. The main factors retarding the radionuclide transport have been considered to be the slow water movement in the fissures over the long distances involved together with sorption both in man-made barriers surrounding the waste, and onto rock surfaces and degradation products in the fissures.

Engineered Components for Spent Fuel Radioactive Waste Isolation Systems—are They Technically Justified?

1981 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. C. Burkholder
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
Release Rate ◽  
The United States ◽  
Radioactive Waste Disposal ◽  
Radionuclide Transport ◽  
Spent Fuel ◽  
Isolation System ◽  
Waste Forms ◽  
Isolation Systems

In response to draft radioactive waste disposal standards, R&D programs have been initiated in the United States which are aimed at developing and ultimately using radionuclide transport-delaying (e.g., long-lived waste containers) and radionuclide transport-controlling (e.g., very low release rate waste forms) engineered components as part of the isolation system. Before these programs proceed significantly, it seems prudent to evaluate the technical justification for development and use of sophisticated engineered components in radioactive waste isolation.

Identification of sorption processes and parameters for radionuclide transport in fractured rock

2012 ◽  
Vol 414-415 ◽  
pp. 220-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenxue Dai ◽  
Andrew Wolfsberg ◽  
Paul Reimus ◽  
Hailin Deng ◽  
Edward Kwicklis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fractured Rock ◽  
Radionuclide Transport
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