A 133Cs, 29Si, and 27Al MAS NMR spectroscopic study of Cs adsorption by clay minerals: Implications for the disposal of nuclear wastes

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1131-1140

  Ejeckam, Reginald B ^a,b   Sherriff, Barbara L ^b  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

133Cs; 27Al MAS NMR spectroscopy; 29Si; Cesium adsorption; Ion exchange; Montmorillonite; Nuclear waste containment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM; CESIUM; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; ION EXCHANGE; MOLECULES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SILICON; WATER;

CESIUM ADSORPTION; DEEP GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORY; MONTMORILLONITE; NUCLEAR WASTE CONTAINMENT; PLUTONIC ROCK; VERMICULITE;

CLAY MINERALS;

ADSORPTION; CESIUM; CLAY MINERAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 29244447124     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.43.4.1131     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. AECL (1994): Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the concept for disposal of Canada's nuclear fuel waste. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Rep. AECL-10721*, 496 p.
2. Borchardt, G.A. (1977): Montmorillonite and other smectite minerals. In Minerals in Soil Environments (2nd edition; J.B. Dixon & S.B. Weed, eds.). Soil Science Society of America, Madison, Wisconsin (293-330).
3. Brindley, G.W. (1980): Order-disorder in clay mineral structure. In Crystal Structures of Clay Minerals and their X-ray Identification (G.W. Brindley & G. Brown, eds.). Mineral Soc., Monogr. 5, 125-195.
4. Brown, D.A. & Sherriff, B.L. (1999): Evaluation of the effect of microbial subsurface ecosystems on spent nuclear fuel repositories. Environmental Technology 20, 469-477.
5. Comans, R.N.J., Haller, M. & De Preter, P. (1991): Sorption of cesium on illite: non-equilibrium behaviour and reversibility. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 55, 433-440.
6. Davison, C.C., Brown, A., Everitt, R.E., Gascoyne, M., Kozak, E.T., Lodha, G.S., Martin, C.D., Soonawala, N.M., Stevenson, D.R. Thorne, G.A. & Whitaker, S.H. (1994a): The disposal of Canada's nuclear fuel waste: site screen and site evaluation technology. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Rep. AECL-10713, COG-93-3*, 255 p.
7. Davison, C.C., Chan, T., Brown, A., Gascoyne, M., Kamineni, D.C., Lodha, G.S., Melnyk, T.W., Nakka, B.W., O'Connor, P.A., Ophori, D.U., Scheier, N.W., Soonawala, N.M., Stanchell, F.W., Stevenson, D.R., Thorne, G.A., Vandergraaf, T.T., Vilks, P. & Whitaker, S.H. (1994b): The disposal of Canada's nuclear fuel waste: the geosphere model of postclosure assessment. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Rep. AECL-10719, COG-93-9*, 497 p.
8. Deer, W.A., Howie, R.A. & Zussman, J. (1998): An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals (2nd ed.). Longman Scientific and Technical Press, Hong Kong (279-387).
9. Ejeckam, R.B. & Sherriff, B.L. (2003): Adsorption of Cs on the fracture filling clay minerals of the Lac du Bonnet batholith, SE Manitoba: implications for nuclear fuel waste disposal. Proc. Two Rivers Conf., 56th Canadian Geotechnical Conf., 4th Joint IAH-CNC/CGS Conf. (Winnipeg).
10. Faure, G. (1998): Principles and Applications of Geochemistry (2nd ed.). Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
11. Grim, R.E. (1968): Clay Mineralogy (2nd ed.). McGraw-Hill, New York, N.Y. (185-233).
12. 133Cs magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance study of cesium environments in barium hollandites and SYNROC. J. Mater. Res. 13, 22-27.
13. Johnson, L.H., Tait, J.C., Shoesmith, D.W., Crosthwaite, J.L. & Gray, M.N. (1994): The disposal of Canada's nuclear fuel waste: engineered barriers alternatives. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Rep. AECL-10718, COG-93-8, 418 p.
14. 133Cs NMR and XPS investigation of cesium adsorbed on clay minerals and related phases. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 60, 1041-1052.
15. 23Na adsorbed on illite. Am. Mineral. 83, 661-665.
16. 133Cs NMR study of cesium on the surface of kaolinite and illite. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 60, 4059-4074.
17. 23Na solid state NMR study. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 57, 3885-3894.
18. Maiti, T.C., Smith, M.R. & Laul, J.C. (1989): Colloid formation study of uranium, thorium, radium, lead, polonium, strontium, rubidium, and cesium in briny (high ionic strength) groundwater: analog study for waste disposal. Nucl. Technol. 84, 82-87.
19. McMurry, J. & Ejeckam, R.B. (2002): Paleohydrogeological study of fracture mineralogy in the Whiteshell research area. Ontario Power Generation Nuclear Waste Management Division, Rep. 06819-REP-01200-10082-R00.
20. Simmons, G.R. & Baumgartner, P. (1994): The disposal of Canada's nuclear fuel waste: engineering for a disposal facility. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Rep. AECL-10715*, COC-93-5, 331 p.
21. Stroes-Gascoyne, S., Haveman, S.A., Hamon, C.J. & Ticknor, K.V. (2000): Analysis of biofilms grown in situ at AECL's underground research laboratory on granite, titanium and copper coupons. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Rep. AECL-12098*, 82 p.
22. Stroes-Gascoyne, S., & West, J.M. (1997): Microbial studies in the Canadian nuclear fuel waste management program. FEMS Microbial Rev. 20, 573-590.
23. Sullivan, D.J., Shore, J.S. & Rice, J.A. (1998): Assessment of cation-binding to clay-minerals using solid-state NMR. Clays Clay Minerals 46, 349-354.
24. Tarbuck, E.J. & Lutgens, F.K. (2000): Earth Science (9th ed.). Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (407-418).
25. 27Al nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of 2:1 clay minerals. Clay Minerals 19, 229-236.
26. 133Cs variable-temperature MAS NMR spectroscopic study of hectorite. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 54, 1655-1669.
27. 133Cs MAS nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy Am. Mineral. 75, 970-982.
28. Westrich, H.R., Brady, P.V., Cygan, R.T., Gruenhagen, S.E., Anderson, H.L. & Nagy, K.L. (1998): Characterization of Retardation Mechanism in Soil. NUREG/CR-6603 SAND98-0419, 23 p.