Js. Liu et al., TRANSPORT MODELING IN THE NATURAL ANALOG STUDY OF THE CIGAR-LAKE URANIUM DEPOSIT (SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA), Journal of contaminant hydrology, 21(1-4), 1996, pp. 19-34
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Water Resources","Environmental Sciences","Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
A near-field release model is developed both conceptually and mathemat
ically. The model is tested against known helium release from the Ciga
r Lake uranium ore deposit. The release and transport of various aqueo
us species (including some radionuclides) in the deposit are studied b
y using this model. The uranium release rate predicted by the model is
extremely low, which is consistent with field observations. In modell
ing the release of three other radionuclides (H-3, C-14 and Cl-36), th
e in situ generation and decay are taken into account. The measured co
ncentration gradients of hydrogen was used to estimate the net rate of
radiolysis. The simultaneously formed oxidising species are found in
sulphates formed by oxidation of sulphides. There is a good agreement
of the estimated rate of formation of the reducing component hydrogen
and the oxidising component as found in the sulphate.