Migration of Cesium in Dolomite from the Rustler Formation in the Los Medanos Area in Southeastern New Mexico

摘要

Column flow experiments are being conducted on Magenta dolomite rock taken from a potential site for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Southeastern New Mexico. The experiments utilize monolithic samples machined from cores. The fluid phase is either deionized water pre-equilibrated with dolomite or a simulated brine composition doped with cesium-137 at a level of 0.1 mu Ci/ml. (ERA citation 04:021809)