A simplified approach to evaluation of column experiments as a tool for determination of radionuclide transport parameters in rock-groundwater or soil-groundwater systems

Palágyi, Š.; Ştamberg, K.; Vopálka, D.

doi:10.1007/s10967-014-3898-z

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“…Column experiments can be used to study the advection–dispersion migration behavior of solutes in various solid media [ 15 , 16 ]. According to the type of solid media used, column experiments can be divided into packed column and undisturbed column experiments.…”

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Advection–Dispersion Behavior for Simulation of H-3 and Pu-238 Transport in Undisturbed Argillaceous Shale of a Near-Surface Repository

Shi

Yang

et al. 2023

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In this study, a column experiment was employed to evaluate the nuclide migration behavior in the surrounding rock medium of a near-surface disposal site in China and to investigate the advection–dispersion behavior of tritium (H-3) and plutonium-238 (Pu-238) in highly weathered argillaceous shale. A reasonable numerical model was selected to fit the experimental breakthrough curves (BTCs) and to obtain the relevant migration parameters. The results show the following: (1) the internal structure of the highly weathered argillaceous shale exhibited heterogeneity, and the nuclide migration BTC showed characteristics of a “curve peak moving forward” and a “tail curve trailing”; (2) compared with other models, the stream tube mode could better fit the BTCs and obtain the average dispersion coefficient <D>, average distribution coefficient <Kd>, and other parameters; (3) compared to the results of the batch experiment, the distribution coefficient Kd obtained from the column experiment was smaller than that obtained from the batch experiment, which is speculated to be due to the influence of contact time and the contact area between the nuclide and the medium.

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