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Conclusions from an Nea Workshop: The Role of Phenomenological Sorption Modelling in Performance Assessment of RadioactiveWaste Disposal Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

A.B. Muller ,
D. Langmuir  and
I. Neretnieks
A.B. Muller
Affiliation:
OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, Paris, France
D. Langmuir
Affiliation:
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
I. Neretnieks
Affiliation:
Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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Abstract

To give due credit to the barrier of the far field geologic environment in many host media it is necessary to account for sorption processes. The ultimate impact of sorption modelling will be in helping to define the degree of confidence that may be placed on geochemical retardation occurring in this barrier. For those involved in site characterisation, systems' design, design implementation and regulation, this confidence is best derived from a combination of a fundamental phenomenological understanding of the sorption process with empirical observations of sorption in natural environments. Neither alone is adequate. By performing a few additional measurements during classical Ko experiments, the data necessary for the more fundamental models, such as that of double-layer or surface ionization and complexation, may also be provided. The basis of these models and their integration into broader performance analysis are outlined in the context of how this maximises confidence in the geologic barrier of critically concerned groups.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 26: Symposium D – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management VII , 1983 , 817
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1984

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