The complexes formed in the ternary system U(VI) -S0 4~ -OH" have been investigated at 25.00 °C using Potentiometrie titrations in a 0.500 M Na 2 S0 4 + 2.00 M NaC10 4 ionic medium. The conditional equilibrium constants log*Xp,(log*.K 2 _ 2 = -8.39 ± 0.08, log*tf 3 _ 4 = -16.64 ± 0.09, and log*A: 5 -8 = -32.98 + 0.10), for the reactions/>U0| + +?H 2 0 + rS0 4~ "(υ0 2 ) ρ (0Η)," + gH + , have been determined from these data."(U0 2 ) p (0H)," denotes all the ternary complexes with the same stoichiometric coefficients p,q, andA previous experimental study by Peterson (Acta Chem. Scand. 15, 101 (1961)) has been reinterpreted. This showed that the model proposed by Peterson is not the best one, the model presented in the present study gives a much better agreement with the experimental data. The equilibrium constants in our reinterpretation are log*Ä^2-2 = -8.23 + 0.06, log*AT 3 _ 4 = -16.06 ± 0.06, and log ».Ks-β = -32.03 ± 0.06. The magnitude of the equilibrium constant for the (2, -2) species is very different from the value found in Perchlorate media (\og*ß 2 -2 = -5.74 + 0.07), furthermore complexes with (p,q) equal to (3,-4) and (5,-8) are not formed there. These facts indicate that ternary sulphate containing species are formed in sulphate media. From the magnitude of the equilibrium constants and the known structures and coordination geometries of uranium(VI) complexes we propose the following stoichiometry of the ternary complexes: (U0 2 ) 2 (0H) 2 (S0 4 ) 2 ~, (U0 2 ) 3 (0)(S0 4 ) 3 (0H)r (or (U0 2 ) 3 (0)(S0 4 ) 4 (0H)D and (U0 2 ) 5 (0) 3 (S0 4 ) 5 (0H)i°-. The experimental finding indicate that the main features of the oxide/hydroxide bridges are retained in the ternary complexes, and that sulphate can be bonded both in a bridging and a terminal fashion. The bonding of sulphate is sufficiently strong to influence the speciation of uranium in some ground and surface water systems.