The present study discusses the incorporation of uranyl ion into Y-zeo
lite framework. The UO22+ sorption was measured by neutron activation
analyses. The Y-zeolite framework distorts in response to the cations
present in the structure. Hence, depending on the amount and the locat
ion of the exchanged cations, the features of the X-ray diffraction pa
ttern may vary, From the Rietveld analysis of these patterns, the posi
tions occupied by the UO22+ cations in the zeolite network were determ
ined.