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Area of Science:

  • Geochemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Nuclear Waste Management

Background:

  • Uranium dioxide (UO(2)) dissolution is critical for nuclear waste disposal and environmental remediation.
  • Field dissolution rates often differ from laboratory findings due to uncharacterized transport processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of diffusive transport limitations on UO(2) dissolution rates.
  • To compare UO(2) dissolution under varying experimental conditions, including diffusive limitations.
  • To develop a model simulating diffusion-limited uranium release.

Main Methods:

  • Simulated artificial groundwater from the Old Rifle aquifer site.
  • Controlled batch, continuously-stirred tank (CSTR), and plug flow reactors.
  • Permeable sample cells to impose diffusive limitations.
  • Scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and EXAFS spectroscopy for solid-phase characterization.
  • 1-dimensional transport modeling.

Main Results:

  • Diffusion-limited UO(2) dissolution showed uranium release rates 10-100 times lower than non-limited conditions.
  • Transport of U(VI) out of permeable cells was identified as the dominant rate-limiting process.
  • Oxidative dissolution was more pronounced in the absence of diffusive limitations.
  • Ca-bearing minerals were identified in reacted UO(2) solids.

Conclusions:

  • Diffusive transport limitations significantly decrease measured uranium release rates.
  • Coupling of geochemical and transport processes explains discrepancies between lab and field dissolution rates.
  • Findings enhance understanding of UO(2) behavior in subsurface environments.