Research Article

Effect of Water Saturation on the Diffusion/Adsorption of 22Na and Cesium onto the Callovo-Oxfordian Claystones

Table 2

Values of distribution coefficient (KD) and effective diffusion coefficient (De) for the though- and out-diffusion for 22Na for various imposed suction values on intact materials. Values between brackets indicate the uncertainty ranges.

Sample stateSpeciesDiffusion methodSaturation degree (%)KD (mL g−1)(m2 s−1)

Intact22Na+Through-diffusion, incoming flux & upstream1000.79 (0.53–0.90)4.85 (3.80–5.80)
Intact22Na+Out-diffusion upstream1000.70 (0.60–0.76)5.50 (5.0–6.0)
Intact22Na+Out-diffusion downstream1000.75 (0.60–0.77)5.50 (5.0–7.0)
Intact22Na+Through-diffusion, incoming flux890.78 (0.55–0.88)1.4 (1.35–1.45)
Intact22Na+Through-diffusion, upstream890.94–1.141.4–1.50
Intact22Na+Out-diffusion upstream890.94 (0.84–1.03)0.50 (0.30–0.60)
Intact22Na+Out-diffusion downstream891.10 (1.0–1.20)1.0 (0.9–1.1)
Intact22Na+Through-diffusion, incoming flux860.48 (0.38–0.75)0.47 (0.35–0.60)
Intact22Na+Through-diffusion, upstream861.05–1.600.47–0.80
Intact22Na+Out-diffusion upstream860.71 (0.60–0.78)0.35 (0.25–0.45)
Intact22Na+Out-diffusion downstream860.97 (0.88–1.06)0.55 (0.5–0.65)
Intact22Na+Through-diffusion, incoming flux810.31 (0.26–0.61)0.28 (0.20–0.38)
Intact22Na+Through-diffusion, upstream811.10–1.800.28–0.50
Intact22Na+Out-diffusion upstream810.48 (0.44–0.52)0.15 (0.10–0.20)
Intact22Na+Out-diffusion downstream810.68 (0.61–0.76)0.30 (0.25–0.35)