Influence of temperature on the sorption properties of rocks from the Nizhnekansky massif

Abstract

The kinetics of radionuclide sorption onto finely divided samples of rocks from the Nizhnekansky massif, taken from the level of the planned arrangement of deep radioactive waste repository, was studied, and the times in which the sorption equilibrium was attained at 20 and 90°С were determined. The distribution coefficients of actinides (²³³U, ²³⁹Pu, ²⁴¹Am) and fission products (¹³⁷Cs, ⁹⁰Sr) were determined. Increasing the temperature from 20 to 90°С intensifies the sorption of the radionuclides studied, except cesium for which the sorption slightly decreases.