Abstract
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Espoo |
Publisher | VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland |
Number of pages | 60 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 951-38-5478-7 |
ISBN (Print) | 951-38-5477-9 |
Publication status | Published - 1998 |
MoE publication type | Not Eligible |
Publication series
Series | VTT Tiedotteita - Meddelanden - Research Notes |
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Number | 1928 |
ISSN | 1235-0605 |
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Keywords
- solubility
- spent nuclear fuels
- nickel
- palladium
- neptunium
- inorganic compounds
- thermodynamic properties
- data
- verification
- reliability analysis
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The reliability of solubility data : Results from a limited literature survey focusing on Ni, Pd and Np. / Carlsson, Torbjörn; Vuorinen, Ulla.
Espoo : VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, 1998. 60 p. (VTT Tiedotteita - Meddelanden - Research Notes; No. 1928).Research output: Book/Report › Report
TY - BOOK
T1 - The reliability of solubility data
T2 - Results from a limited literature survey focusing on Ni, Pd and Np
AU - Carlsson, Torbjörn
AU - Vuorinen, Ulla
N1 - Project code: K8SU00067
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - The performance assessment (PA) of, e.g., repositories for spent nuclear waste needs data that relies on databases containing large amounts of chemical thermodynamic data. It is evident that the quality of such data should be good, in the sense that its uncertainties and origin, etc. should be well documented. The presence of erroneous data might make the outcome of the PA doubtful, in the worst case even partly worthless. However, the task of checking the quality of data is far from effortless and demands a considerable amount of time and money. The objective of this work was to examine, within limited resources, the solubility data for three elements of interest, for example, in the safety analyses of repositories for nuclear waste. The elements studied were nickel, palladium, and neptunium. In order to delimit the topic, this report deals only with a small number of relevant species; the discussions of the solubilities of nickel, palladium and neptunium are mainly restricted to sulphides, oxide/hydroxide, and phosphates, respectively. The report discusses some general difficulties associated with "data evaluation", and presents the outcome of a minor literature survey on the solubility studies for nickel, palladium, and neptunium, respectively. The results indicate that in the case of palladium, few published data exist. This is however not alarming since palladium, being a member of the platinum group metals, is known to have considerable stability in the environment. In the cases of nickel and neptunium, it was found that there is a lack of proper solubility data. The report does not discuss whether this is serious or not, since this depends on the system studied and the conditions considered.
AB - The performance assessment (PA) of, e.g., repositories for spent nuclear waste needs data that relies on databases containing large amounts of chemical thermodynamic data. It is evident that the quality of such data should be good, in the sense that its uncertainties and origin, etc. should be well documented. The presence of erroneous data might make the outcome of the PA doubtful, in the worst case even partly worthless. However, the task of checking the quality of data is far from effortless and demands a considerable amount of time and money. The objective of this work was to examine, within limited resources, the solubility data for three elements of interest, for example, in the safety analyses of repositories for nuclear waste. The elements studied were nickel, palladium, and neptunium. In order to delimit the topic, this report deals only with a small number of relevant species; the discussions of the solubilities of nickel, palladium and neptunium are mainly restricted to sulphides, oxide/hydroxide, and phosphates, respectively. The report discusses some general difficulties associated with "data evaluation", and presents the outcome of a minor literature survey on the solubility studies for nickel, palladium, and neptunium, respectively. The results indicate that in the case of palladium, few published data exist. This is however not alarming since palladium, being a member of the platinum group metals, is known to have considerable stability in the environment. In the cases of nickel and neptunium, it was found that there is a lack of proper solubility data. The report does not discuss whether this is serious or not, since this depends on the system studied and the conditions considered.
KW - solubility
KW - spent nuclear fuels
KW - nickel
KW - palladium
KW - neptunium
KW - inorganic compounds
KW - thermodynamic properties
KW - data
KW - verification
KW - reliability analysis
M3 - Report
SN - 951-38-5477-9
T3 - VTT Tiedotteita - Meddelanden - Research Notes
BT - The reliability of solubility data
PB - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
CY - Espoo
ER -