Use of microscopic techniques in migration studies on Boom Clay

H. Yoshida, Marcel Monsecour, I. R. Basham

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    Abstract

    Convective migration experiments are carried out by percolating porewater through clay cores labelled with the relevant waste radioelements. Migration parameters of the clay are determined by monitoring the radioactivity in the effluent and by post experiment examination of the longitudinal activity profile in the cores. The spatial distribution of the tracers is examined by microscopic methods on thin sections prepared from the same core material. Results are reported for the migration behaviour of uranium in Boom clay. The presence of naturally occurring uranium in clay is studied by the fission track method while the alpha-track technique is used for the distribution of U-233 in a migration experiment.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)133-138
    Number of pages6
    JournalRadiochimica Acta
    Volume52-53
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jan 1991

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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