Technical Papers for Geochemistry & Fluid Flow
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Technical Papers Published
2008
Pabalan, R.T., S.L. Painter, G.R. Walter and F.P. Bertetti. CO2 Releases from Deep Storage Formations into Drinking Water Aquifers–Assessment of Potential Impacts on Drinking Water Quality. Paper presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2008.
Painter, S.L. Accommodating Transient Velocities in Time-Domain Particle Tracking Algorithms of Radionuclide Transport. Proceedings of the 12th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM); 7–11 September 2008; Las Vegas, Nevada. LaGrange Park, IL: American Nuclear Society (CD ROM). 2008.
Painter, S.L., V. Cvetkovic, J. Mancillas, and J.O. Selroos. Implementation Strategies for Large-Scale Transport Simulations Using Time Domain Particle Tracking. Paper presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2008.
Painter, S.L., V. Cvetkovic and O. Pensado. Time-Domain Random-Walk Algorithms for Simulating Radionuclide Transport in Fractured Porous Rock. Nuclear Technology, 163(1):129–136, 2008.
2003
Browning, L., W.M. Murphy, C. Manepally, and R. Fedors. "Reactive transport model for the ambient unsaturated hydrogeological system at Yucca Mountain, Nevada." Journal Computers & Geoscience. Vol. 29, No. 3. pp. 247–263. 2003.
Pabalan, R.T., D.D. Daruwalla, and R.T. Green. "Preliminary feasibility assessment of Edwards Aquifer saline water treatment and use." CNWRA–EAA–01. San Antonio, TX: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses. 2003.
Zaidan, O.F., J.A. Greathouse, and R.T. Pabalan. "Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulation of uranyl adsorption on montmorillonite clay." Clays and Clay Minerals. Vol. 51. pp. 372–381. 2003.
2002
Murphy, W.M., and D.A. Pickett. "Radioisotope fractionation and secular disequilibrium in performance assessment for geologic disposal of nuclear waste." Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXV. B.P. McGrail and G.A. Cragnolino, eds. Symposium Proceedings 713. Warrendale, PA: Materials Research Society. pp. 867–874. 2002.
Pabalan, R.T., L. Yang, and L. Browning. "Deliquescence behavior of multicomponent salts: Effects on the drip shield and waste package chemical environment of the proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada." Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXV. P. McGrail and G. Cragnolino, eds. Symposium Proceedings 713. Warrendale, PA: Materials Research Society. pp. 37–44. 2002.
Turner, D.R., F.P. Bertetti, and R.T. Pabalan. "The role of radionuclide sorption in high-level waste performance assessment: Approaches for the abstraction of detailed models." Soil Science Society of America Proceedings Volume: Soil Geochemical Processes of Radionuclides. pp. 211–252. 2002.
Yang, L., R.T. Pabalan, and L. Browning. "Experimental determination of the deliquescence relative humidity and conductivity of multicomponent salt mixtures." Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXV. P. McGrail and G. Cragnolino, eds. Symposium Proceedings 713. Warrendale, PA: Materials Research Society. pp. 135–142. 2002.
2001
Contardi, J.S., D.R. Turner, and T.M. Ahn. "Modeling colloid transport for performance assessment." Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. Vol. 47. pp. 323–333. 2001.
Pabalan, R.T., and F.P. Bertetti. "Cation-exchange properties of natural zeolites." D. Bish and D. Ming, eds. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry. Vol. 45. Washington, D.C.: Mineralogical Society of America. pp. 453–518. 2001.
Pabalan, R.T., V. Jain, R.F. Vance, S. Ioannidis, D.A. Pickett, C.S. Brazel, J.T. Persyn, E.J. Taylor, and M.E. Inman. "Hanford Tank Waste Remediation System pretreatment chemistry and technology." NUREG/CR–6714. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 2001.
Pickett, D.A., and W.M. Murphy. "Uranium chemistry and isotropy in waters and rocks at Peña Blanca, Mexico." Eighth EC Natural Analogue Working Group Meeting—Proceedings, EUR 19118. H. von Maravic and W.R. Alexander, eds. Luxembourg, Belguim: European Commission. pp. 333–337. 2001.
Prikryl, J.D., A. Jain, R.T. Pabalan, and D.R. Turner. "Uranium (VI) sorption behavior on mixed silicate minerals." Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. Vol. 47. pp. 241–253. 2001.
Reeder, R.J., M. Nugent, and R.T. Pabalan. "Local structure of uranium(VI) sorbed on clinoptilolite and montmorillonite." R. Cidu, ed. Water-Rock Interaction. Lisse, The Netherlands: A.A. Balkema Publishers. pp. 423–426. 2001.
Yang, L., R.T. Pabalan, and V. Jain. "PRETREAT: A graphical user interface-based spreadsheet model for Hanford tank waste pretreatment processes." Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXIV. K.P. Hart and G.R. Lumpkin, eds. Symposium Proceedings 663. Warrendale, PA: Materials Research Society. pp. 11–18. 2001.
2000
Pabalan, R.T., L. Yang, and R. Young. "Preliminary chemical simulation of Hanford Tank Waste Remediation System pretreatment processes." San Antonio, TX: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses. 2000.
Prikryl, J.D., F.P. Bertetti, and R.T. Pabalan. "Effects of surfactant-modification on the sorption behavior of natural zeolites for strontium(2+) and uranium(6+)." Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXIII. R. Smith and D. Shoesmith, eds. Symposium Proceedings 608. Warrendale, PA: Materials Research Society. pp. 281–286. 2000.
1999
Pabalan, R.T., M.S. Jarzemba, D.A. Pickett, N. Sridhar, J. Weldy, C.S. Brazel, J.T. Persyn, D.S. Moulton, J.P. Hsu, J. Erwin, T.A. Abrajano, Jr., and B. Li. "Hanford Tank Waste Remediation System high-level waste chemistry manual." NUREG/CR–5751. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 1999.
Prikryl, J.D. and R.T. Pabalan. "Sorption of uranium(VI) and neptunium(V) on surfactant-modified natural zeolites." Scientific basis for nuclear waste management XXII. D. Wronkiewicz and J. Lee, eds. Symposium Proceedings 556. Warrendale, PA: Materials Research Society. pp. 1,035–1,042. 1999.
Turner, D.R. and R.T. Pabalan. "Abstraction of mechanistic sorption model results for performance assessment calculations at Yucca Mountain, Nevada." Waste Management. Vol. 19. pp. 375–388. 1999.
1998
Bertetti, F.P., R.T. Pabalan, and M.G. Almendarez. "Studies of neptuniumV sorption on quartz, clinoptilolite, montmorillonite, and a-alumina." Chapter 4 in E. Jenne, ed. Adsorption of Metals by Geomedia. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. pp. 132–148. 1998.
Jain, V., and R.T. Pabalan. "Review of process safety issues relevant to vitrification of radioactive wastes." Proceedings of Waste Management '98, Published on CD ROM. Tucson, AR: Waste Management Symposia, Inc. 1998.
Pabalan, R.T., D.R. Turner, F.P. Bertetti, and J.D. Prikryl. 1998. "Uranium(VI) sorption onto selected mineral surfaces: Key geochemical parameters." Chapter 3. E. Jenne, ed. Adsorption of Metals by Geomedia. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. pp. 99–130. 1998.
Turner, D.R., R.T. Pabalan, and F.P. Bertetti. "Neptunium(V) sorption on montmorillonite: An experimental and surface complexation modeling study." Clays and Clay Minerals. Vol. 46. pp. 256–269. 1998.
1997
Prikryl, J.D., D.A. Pickett, W.M. Murphy, and E.C. Pearcy. "Migration behavior of naturally occurring radionuclides at the Nopal I deposit, Chihuahua, Mexico." Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. Vol. 26. pp. 61–69. 1997.
1996
Turner, D.R. and S.A. Sassman. "Approaches to sorption modeling for high-level waste performance assessment." Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. Vol. 21. pp. 311–332. 1996.
1994
Pabalan, R.T. "Thermodynamics of ion-exchange between clinoptilolite and aqueous solutions of Na+/K+ and Na+/Ca2+." Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta. Vol. 58. pp. 4,573–4,590. 1994.
1992
Murphy, W.M., R.T. Pabalan, J.D. Prikryl, and C.J. Goulet. "Dissolution rate and solubility of analcime at 25° C." Water-Rock Interaction. Y. Kharaka and A.S. Maest, eds. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: A. A. Balkema. pp. 107–110. 1992.
1991
Pabalan, R.T., and K.S. Pitzer. "Mineral solubilities in electrolyte solutions." Chapter 7. Activity Coefficients in Electrolyte Solutions, 2nd Edition. K.S. Pitzer, ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. pp. 435–490. 1991.
1990
Pabalan, R.T., and K.S. Pitzer. "Prediction of high-temperature thermodynamic properties of mixed electrolyte solutions including solubility equilibria, vapor pressure depression, and boiling point elevation." Proceedings, 1987 Symposium on Chemistry in High-Temperature Water. R.M. Izatt, J.L. Oscarson, and G.C. Lindh, eds. EPRI NP–6005. Palo Alto, CA: Electric Power Research Institute. pp. D4F-1–D4F-13. 1990.
1987
Pabalan, R.T., and K.S. Pitzer. "Thermodynamics of concentrated electrolyte mixtures and the prediction of mineral solubilities to high temperatures for mixtures in the system Na-K-Mg-Cl-SO4-OH-H2O." Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta. Vol. 51. pp. 2,429–2,443. 1987.
Technical Papers Presented
2008
Pabalan, R.T., S.L. Painter, G.R. Walter and F.P. Bertetti. CO2 Releases from Deep Storage Formations into Drinking Water Aquifers – Assessment of Potential Impacts on Drinking Water Quality. Paper presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2008.
2004
Pickett, D.A., and W.M. Murphy. "Preferential radionuclide release due to alpha decay: Effects on repository performance." Spring 2004 Meeting of Materials Research Society. 2004.
Walter, G.R., R. Benke, and D. Pickett. "Potential exposures to radionuclides originating from Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials emitted by landfill gas extraction and control systems." WASTECON 2004. Solid Waste Association of North America. September 21-23. Phoenix, AR. 2004.
2003
Pickett, D.A., and W.M. Dam. "Assessment of the potential effects of colloidal radionuclide transport on nuclear waste repository performance." Migration '03 Conference, Gyeongju, Korea. 2003.
2002
Pabalan, R.T. "Natural zeolites in nuclear waste management." (Invited Paper) 6th International Conference on the Occurrence, Properties, and Utilization of Natural Zeolites (Zeolite '02), June 3–7. Thessaloniki, Greece: Aristotle University. 2002.
2001
Prikryl, J.D., and W.M. Murphy. "The solubility of uranophane under oxidizing conditions in CaCl2 and SiO2(aq) test solutions." 8th International Conference on the Chemistry and Migration Behavior of Actinides and Fission Products in the Geosphere, Migration '01. Bregenz, Austria. 2001.
Pickett, D.A., W.M. Murphy, and B.W. Leslie. "238U-234U-230Th ages of secondary deposits and evidence on the rate of recent radionuclide migration at the Nopal I natural analog." Migration '01 Conference, Bregenz, Austria. 2001.
Turner, D.R. "Radionuclide Sorption: Abstracting information from detailed models for High-Level Nuclear Waste Performance Assessment." Invited Presentation. Nationale Genossenschaft fur die Lagerung Radioaktiver Abfalle (NAGRA) Geochemistry Workshop, October 28–30. Wettingen, Switzerland. 2001.
1999
Turner, D.R.. "The role of radionuclide sorption in high level waste performance assessment: Approaches for the abstraction of detailed models." Invited Presentation. Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting, October 31–November 4. Salt Lake City, UT. 1999.
1997
Turner, D.R. and R.T. Pabalan. "Sorption modeling for performance assessment at the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses." Invited Presentation. Nuclear Energy Agency International Meeting on Chemical Modeling of Sorption, May 6–8. Oxford, UK. 1997.
1995
Prikryl, J.D., D.A. Pickett, and E.C. Pearcy. 1995. Evidence for uranium mobilization and retention on Fe-oxides/hydroxides at the Nopal I uranium deposit, Chihuahua, Mexico. Proceedings of the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
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