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Modeling colloid transport for performance assessment.

J S Contardi1, D R Turner, T M Ahn

  • 1US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, MS T-7F27, Rockville, MD 20852, USA. jsc@nrc.gov

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
|April 6, 2001
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Colloidal transport of radionuclides at Yucca Mountain can significantly reduce retardation factors, especially for strongly sorbed elements like americium and thorium. This impacts long-term safety assessments for high-level nuclear waste disposal.

Area of Science:

  • Geochemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Nuclear Waste Management

Background:

  • The natural system at Yucca Mountain is crucial for isolating high-level nuclear waste (HLW).
  • Colloidal transport of radionuclides is a proposed critical factor in performance assessment (PA) models due to potentially reduced interaction with geologic media.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of natural colloids on radionuclide retardation factors (RF) at Yucca Mountain.
  • To assess the effect of colloidal transport on total effective dose equivalent (TEDE) in PA models.

Main Methods:

  • Combined site-specific groundwater chemistry and colloid concentration data with a surface complexation sorption model.
  • Utilized mechanistic models and sensitivity analyses to evaluate colloidal transport effects on PA.

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Main Results:

  • Inclusion of colloids significantly reduced calculated effective retardation factors, particularly for americium and thorium (several orders of magnitude).
  • Uranium and neptunium showed no significant impact from colloid transport; plutonium transport was moderately enhanced.
  • No increase in peak TEDE within 10,000 years in the base case, but TEDE increased by a factor of 60 after simulated container failures at longer times.

Conclusions:

  • Colloidal transport is a significant factor influencing radionuclide mobility and long-term safety assessments at Yucca Mountain.
  • Accurate representation of colloidal transport in PA codes is essential for reliable performance predictions.
  • Container life is a critical factor in the overall TEDE, especially when considering colloidal transport post-failure.