Thermodynamic Date for Predicting Concentrations of AnO and AnO Species in Geologic Environments

Choppin, G. R.*; Bronikowski, M.*; Chen, J.*; Byegard, J.*; Rai, D.*; Yui, Mikazu

JNC TN8400 99-012, 155 Pages, 1999/01

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This report provides thermodynamic data for predicting concentrations of pentavalent and hexavalent actinide species (AnO and AnO) in geologic environments, and contributes to an integration of the JNC chemical thermodynamic database, JNC-TDB (previously PNC-TDB), for the performance analysis of geological isolation system for high-level radioactive wastes. Thermodynamic data for the formation of complexes or compounds with hydroxide, chloride, fluoride, carbonate, nitrate, sulfate and phosphate are discussed in this report. The estimation of the stability constants by use of the Born equation is included. The Pitzer parameters for AnO and AnO, redox potentials and equilibrium constants of redox reactions for actinides are also included.