Description

Sorption properties not only depend on the radioelement and the porewater chemistry, but also on the mineral composition of the solid (bentonite, host rock). It is assumed that the sorption property of a solid is the sum of the sorption properties of the single minerals although one mineral type usually dominates. Clay minerals sorb radioelements via cation exchange or surface complexation mechanisms.

OPA Category

Category as used in the OPA assessment

Bentonite-HR interface

OPA Number

Number as used in the OPA assessment

1.04

Waste Relevance

Classes of waste to which this FEP is relevant

SF/HLW

NEA V1 IFEP Reference(s)

Related IFEPs from the NEA V1 IFEP list from 1999

3.2.03