T143 Near Field Geochemical Conditions of Geological Repositories for Nuclear Waste: New Experimental Work and Computer Modeling

Monday, 1 November 2010
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Mile High Ballroom 1CD

Presentations

• 1:35 PM
  ADVANCES IN THE AQUEOUS SOLUTION CHEMISTRY OF TRIVALENT RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AT TEMPERATURES UP TO 250°C: RELEVANCE TO NEAR-FIELD RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL ENVIRONMENTS
  Scott A. Wood, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
  175842 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:55 PM
  EXPERIENCES IN MOVING THE WIPP GEOCHEMISTRY MODEL FROM FMT TO EQ3/6
  Thomas J. Wolery, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA and Yongliang Xiong, Sandia National Laboratories, Carlsbad, NM
  182179 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:15 PM
  PREDICTIONS OF LONG-TERM, NEAR-FIELD GEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES AND CONDITIONS IN THE WIPP
  Larry Brush, Sandia National Laboratories, Carlsbad, NM and Yongliang Xiong, Sandia National Laboratories, Carlsbad, NM
  179807 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:30 PM
  REDOX CHARACTERISATION OF THE SWEDISH CANDIDATE SITES FOR DEEP GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL
  María J. Gimeno, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, N/A and Luis F. Auqué, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, N/A and Patricia Acero, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, N/A and Javier B. Gómez, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, N/A and María P. Asta, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, N/A
  178321 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:45 PM
  COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING OF CRITICAL PROCESSES IN THE RELEASE AND TRANSPORT OF RADIONUCLIDES IN THE NEAR-FIELD
  Udo Becker, Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI and L.C. Shuller, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI and Frances N. Skomurski, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA and Rodney C. Ewing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  180886 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:15 PM
  NEAR-FIELD REDOX CONTROL: IMPACT ON ACTINIDE SOLUBILITY AND SPECIATION
  Donald T. Reed, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Carlsbad, NM and Marian Borkowski, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Carlsbad, NM and David Ams, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Carlsbad, NM and Jean-Francois Lucchini, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Carlsbad, NM
  176590 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:35 PM
  DO WE NEED MORE DURABLE WASTE FORMS?
  Yifeng Wang, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM and Carlos Jove-Colon, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
  177683 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:50 PM
  ANOXIC CORROSION OF STEEL AND LEAD IN NA-CL±MG-DOMINATED BRINES IN ATMOSPHERES CONTAINING CO2
  Gregory T. Roselle, Sandia National Laboratories, Carlsbad, NM and Leslie Kirkes, Sandia National Laboratories, Carlsbad, NM and Caitlin D. Allen, Sandia National Laboratories, Carlsbad, NM and Rachael Roselle, Sandia National Laboratories, Carlsbad, NM
  178798 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:05 PM
  CHARACTERIZATION OF URANIUM MINERALS IN FRACTURES AT DEPTH FROM THE PB-1 WELL, PEÑA BLANCA URANIUM DISTRICT, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO
  Katrina E. Pekar, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX and Mostafa Fayek, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB and Philip Goodell, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX
  179591 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:20 PM
  SOLUBILITY OF FERROUS OXALATE DIHYDRATE IN MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE AND SODIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION
  Je-Hun Jang, Defense Waste Management Programs, Carlsbad, NM and Martin Nemer, Carlsbad Programs Group, Carlsbad, NM and Yong-Liang Xiong, Carlsbad Programs Group, Carlsbad, NM
  178366 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:35 PM
  EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF SOLUBILITY CONSTANT OF EARLANDITE (Ca3[C3H5O(COO)3]2•4H2O) AND PITZER INTERACTION PARAMETERS OF CaC3H5O(COO)3– IN NaCl–H2O AND MgCl2–H2O SYSTEMS
  Yongliang Xiong, Sandia National Laboratories, Carlsbad, NM and Leslie Kirkes, Sandia National Laboratories, Carlsbad, NM and Rachael Roselle, Sandia National Laboratories, Carlsbad, NM
  177616 (Technical Sessions)