Due to the very long half-life of Se-79 and its presence in used nuclear fuel, Se is an element of interest in the safety assessment for a deep geological repository (DGR) for used nuclear fuel. Sorption of radionuclides onto the surrounding host rocks and engineered barrier materials is a potential retardation mechanism for radionuclide transport. This thesis investigates the sorption of Se(-II) onto illite, bentonite (engineered barrier material), and shale under high ionic strength conditions relevant to a Canadian DGR. The ionic strength and pH dependence of Se(-II) sorption onto illite, bentonite, and shale were studied. A non-electrostatic surface complexation model was also developed for Se(-II) sorption onto illite and montmorillonite to investigate the sorption mechanisms by which Se(-II) sorbs onto these solids. / Thesis / Master of Applied Science (MASc)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/24082 |
| Date | January 2018 |
| Creators | Walker, Andrew |
| Contributors | Nagasaki, Shinya, Engineering Physics |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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