R. Serne

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Projects

Solid Phase Characterization/Speciation of U in 300 Area Sediments-Hanford

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

R. Serne

Project type

Exploratory Research

A new EMSL-refined, fluorescence line-narrowing technique performed in cryostat at liquid He-temperature will be used to determine U(VI) speciation in contaminated sediments. The technique provides…

A Waste Form Based Upon Goethite [alpha-Fe(III) O . OH] and Strengite [Fe(III)PO4 . 2H2O]

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

R. Serne

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of this research effort is the development of a waste form that will sequester Tc and I in a matrix that will be resistant to leaching. Goethite (alpha-Fe(III)O . OH) is a low…