Applicability of surface area normalised distribution coefficients (Ka) in interpreting measurements of radionuclide sorption

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dc.contributor.authorPayne, TEen_AU
dc.contributor.authorBrendler, Ven_AU
dc.contributor.authorComarmond, MJen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-14T23:40:37Zen_AU
dc.date.available2022-11-14T23:40:37Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2008-11-26en_AU
dc.date.statistics2022-02-01en_AU
dc.description.abstractThe mobility of radionuclides in the environment is a key issue in assessing the future performance of nuclear waste repositories and modelling the movement of radionuclides in contaminated sites. There have been numerous experimental studies of the adsorption of radionuclides, however, it remains difficult to model the uptake of radionuclides by soils and other complex multi-component geologic materials. Although it would be desirable to utilise mechanistic sorption models (such as surface complexation models) in environmental radionuclide transport modelling, these require a large amount of experimental data and involve considerable mathematical complexity. Therefore, they are not yet available for predictive modelling of complex systems. As a result, predictions of the mobility of radionuclides in the environment generally rely on descriptive measured parameters, such as the solid-liquid distribution coefficient (Kd value) for which various compilations of data values are available (e.g. Sheppard and Thibault, 1990). In order to better understand the mobility of radionuclides in the environment, it has been proposed to utilise a surface area normalised distribution coefficient (Ka value) in which the Kd values are normalised by the measured sample surface area (Pabalan et al., 1998). The concept is developed in this paper by analysing radionuclide sorption measurements from several data sets, including experimental data for well characterised geological materials that were obtained from candidate low-level nuclear repository sites in Australia. In addition, several data-sets summarised in the extensive RES3T database (Brendler et al., 2003) are also utilised in determining whether the K, would be an applicable tool to constrain the ranges of sorption values expected for natural materials in the environment. Finally, we discuss the conditions under which the K, value provides useful insights into radionuclide mobility and possible limitations in its applicability.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationPayne, T. E., Brendler, V., & Comarmond, M. J. (2008). Applicability of surface area normalised distribution coefficients (Ka) in interpreting measurements of radionuclide sorption. Paper presented to SPERA 08, South Pacific Environmental Radioactivity Association Conference, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 23-27 November 2008, (pp. 54).en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate27 November 2008en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencenameSPERA 08, South Pacific Environmental Radioactivity Association Conferenceen_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceChristchurch, New Zealanden_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate23 November 2008en_AU
dc.identifier.pagination54en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/14040en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherSouth Pacific Radioactivity Associationen_AU
dc.subjectSurface areaen_AU
dc.subjectRadionuclide migrationen_AU
dc.subjectSorptionen_AU
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_AU
dc.subjectDataen_AU
dc.subjectRadioactive wastesen_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.titleApplicability of surface area normalised distribution coefficients (Ka) in interpreting measurements of radionuclide sorptionen_AU
dc.typeConference Abstracten_AU
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