Abstract
The solubility of some of the radiologically important actinide elements have been determined in a water whose chemistry was representative of that believed to exist in potential repositories in the U.K. The solubilities of the actinides have been determined as a function of the pH of the water. The results of these experiments have been compared with the results of predictions made using the PHREEQE geochemical modelling code in order to test and validate the data base used in the model. In the light of these comparisons, suggestions are made for alternative values for the thermodynamic data and for further studies.
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Ewart, F.T., Howse, R.M., Thomason, H.P. et al. The Solubility of Actinides in the Near-Field. MRS Online Proceedings Library 50, 701–708 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-50-701
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