Actinide Thermodynamics at Elevated Temperatures

[摘要] The postclosure chemical environment in the proposed Yucca Mountain repository is expected to experience elevated temperatures. Predicting migration of actinides is possible if sufficient, reliable thermodynamic data on hydrolysis and complexation are available for these temperatures. Data are scarce and scattered for 25 degrees C, and nonexistent for elevated temperatures. This collaborative project between LBNL and PNNL collects thermodynamic data at elevated temperatures on actinide complexes with inorganic ligands that may be present in Yucca Mountain. The ligands include hydroxide, fluoride, sulfate, phosphate and carbonate. Thermodynamic parameters of complexation, including stability constants, enthalpy, entropy and heat capacity of complexation, are measured with a variety of techniques including solvent extraction, potentiometry, spectrophotometry and calorimetry

[发布日期] 2007-11-16

[学科分类] 核能源与工程

[关键词] AR FACILITIES;ACTINIDE COMPLEXES;ACTINIDES;CALORIMETRY;ENTHALPY;ENTROPY;HYDROLYSIS;PHOSPHATES;POTENTIOMETRY;SOLVENT EXTRACTION;SPECIFIC HEAT;SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;STABILITY