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¹E Fermi Center for Nuclear Studies, Energy Department, Polytechnic of Milan, Milan 20133, Italy. andrea.zoia@polimi.it

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This study models radioactive species transport in porous media using continuous-time random-walk (CTRW) to understand contaminant spread. We analyzed particle jumps before decay to quantify displacement and diffusion in heterogeneous environments.

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Area of Science:

Geophysics
Environmental Science
Chemical Engineering

Background:

Radioactive species transport in porous media is crucial for environmental risk assessment.
Anomalous diffusion and radioactive decay complicate contaminant transport modeling.
Heterogeneous media like fractured rocks and sediments present unique challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

To model the dynamics of radioactive species in porous materials.
To investigate the coupling of radioactive decay with anomalous diffusion.
To quantify contaminant spread in heterogeneous media.

Main Methods:

Utilizing the continuous-time random-walk (CTRW) approach for stochastic transport.
Deriving the distribution of particle jumps before decay.
Computing moments of the cumulative particle distribution.

Main Results:

Established a framework for analyzing radioactive decay coupled with anomalous diffusion.
Derived the probability distribution for particle jumps prior to decay.
Calculated moments to quantify contaminant displacement and spread.

Conclusions:

The CTRW model provides a robust method for studying radioactive contaminant dynamics.
Understanding particle jump distributions is key to predicting contaminant fate.
The derived moments enable quantitative assessment of contaminant transport in complex geological settings.