Download or read book 1 0Be 9Be in the Salton Sea Geothermal System USA written by N. J. Valette-Silver and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Be in the Salton Sea Geothermal System California USA written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Salton Sea Geothermal System lies in the old Colorado River Delta, where sediments have been metamorphosed by hydrothermal processes. Fluids, from well Fee No. 5 and deep hole SSSDP California State 2-14, as well as rocks from the deep hole were studied for 1°Be and 9Be. In the solid samples 1°Be concentration ranges from 29 to 259 x 106 atom/g and 9Be from 0.49 to 2.52 ppM. The 1°Be concentration in the geothermal waters ranges from 2 x 103 to 2.9 /times/ 106 atom/g and 9Be from 0.7 to 16.6 ppB. Compared to the steady-state inventory which represents the quantity of 1°Be expected from rain deposition alone ((approximately)1 /times/ 1012 atom/cm2), the 1°Be inventory in the deep core is 3 orders of magnitude higher (>1 /times/ 1015 atom/cm2). This indicates that most 1°Be is inherited and that the sediments hosting the geothermal field down to 3250m are young, less than few million year old. 1°Be and 9Be Kds decrease from surface to bottom (3333 to 48 and 727 to 393, respectively) expressing the strong leaching effect of the solid material by the geothermal waters. This process is more active at depth where pH is

Download or read book The Salton Sea Geothermal Field California as a Near field Natural Analog of a Radioactive Waste Repository in Salt written by W. A. Elders and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since high concentrations of radionuclides and high temperatures are not normally encountered in salt domes or beds, finding an exact geologic analog of expected near-field conditions in a mined nuclear waste repository in salt will be difficult. The Salton Sea Geothermal Field, however, provides an opportunity to investigate the migration and retardation of naturally occurring U, Th, Ra, Cs, Sr and other elements in hot brines which have been moving through clay-rich sedimentary rocks for up to 100,000 years. The more than thirty deep wells drilled in this field to produce steam for electrical generation penetrate sedimentary rocks containing concentrated brines where temperatures reach 365/sup 0/C at only 2 km depth. The brines are primarily Na, K, Ca chlorides with up to 25% of total dissolved solids; they also contain high concentrations of metals such as Fe, Mn, Li, Zn, and Pb. This report describes the geology, geophysics and geochemistry of this system as a prelude to a study of the mobility of naturally occurring radionuclides and radionuclide analogs within it. The aim of this study is to provide data to assist in validating quantitative models of repository behavior and to use in designing and evaluating waste packages and engineered barriers. 128 references, 33 figures, 13 tables.

Download or read book Intense Neutron Sources written by U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: