An Application of Safety Assessment for Radioactive Waste Repository: Non-Equilibrium Transport of Tritium, Selenium, and Cesium in Crushed Granite with Different Path Lengths
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Abstract
Advection-dispersion experiments (ADE) were effectively designed for inadequate transport models through a calibration/validation process. HTO, selenium (Se), and cesium (Cs) transport in crushed granite were studied using a highly reliable, dynamic column device in order to obtain the retardation factors (R) and the dispersion coefficients (D) by fitting experimental breakthrough curves (BTCs) for various path lengths. In order to conduct a safety assessment (SA) of a deep geological repository for high-level radioactive waste, radionuclide transport in rock systems is necessary to clarify and establish a suitable model. A dynamic column with a radiotracer (HTO, Se(IV), and Cs) was applied to 2, 4, and 8 cm path lengths using a STANMOD simulation. The results showed similar results between the BTCs of Se and Cs by fitting a non-equilibrium sorption model due to the retardation effect. In fact, there was a relatively obvious sorption of Se and Cs in the BTCs obtained by fitting a retardation factor (R) value higher than 1. In addition, a two-region (physical) and a two-site (chemical) non-equilibrium model with either the lowest sum of squared residuals (SSQ) or the root mean square error (RMSE) were applied to determine the Se and Cs sorption mechanisms on granite.
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OpenAlex topics: Radioactive element chemistry and processing · Groundwater flow and contamination studies · Nuclear materials and radiation effects
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Affiliations
School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
Department of Civil Engineering, Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan City 32097, Taiwan
Department of Nuclear Environmental Science, China Institute for Radiation Protection (CIRP), Taiyuan 030006, China
Nuclear Science and Technology Development Center, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
Funding
East China University of Technology · Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST, Taiwan R.O.C) · Atomic Energy Council (AEC, Taiwan R.O.C)
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