RADIATION PROTECTION ›› 2024, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (6): 687-694.

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Coupling effects of thermal and γ irradiation on the adsorption performance of bentonite to Cs

ZHAO Shuaiwei, MAO Liang, BAI Jingxiu, LIU Wei, JIA Meilan, ZHAO Yandong, LI Honghui, GAO Chao, YANG Zhongtian   

  1. China Institute for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan 030006
  • Received:2024-03-04 Published:2025-01-06

Abstract: In order to study the influence of gamma-ray irradiation and thermal simultaneous action on the absorption property of buffer material, this study is based on the modified sodium bentonite which is from Gaomiaozi. The distribution coefficients of 137Cs are measured separately in the modified sodium bentonite and the modified sodium bentonite undergoing gamma-ray irradiation and thermal simultaneous action by batch method. The experiment results show that gamma rays irradiation and thermal simultaneous action helps improve the ability to absorb 137Cs on the sodium bentonite under the experimental conditions. Compared with the modified sodium bentonite, the increment is in the range of 38.5 % to 46.8 %. A pilot evaluation model for nuclide release, migration, and dose estimation of the HLW geological repository was established. GoldSim safety evaluation software was used to simulate the release rate in the near and far field and radiation effects on the biosphere of 135Cs under the reference sites. The simulation results show that the ambient dose caused by 135Cs can be reduced by increasing the thickness of bentonite after being irradiated by waste.

Key words: modified sodium bentonite, coupling effects of thermal and γ irradiation, cesium, distribution coefficient, migration simulation

CLC Number: 

  • TL942