深地质处置近场围岩蚀变对核素迁移影响的长期效应

    Long-Term Effects of Near-Field Host Rock Alteration on Radionuclide Migration in Deep Geological Disposal

    • 摘要: 高水平放射性废物(High-Level Radioactive Waste, HLW)的安全处置是全球核能可持续发展的关键挑战。深地质处置通过构建多重屏障系统将HLW长期隔离,确保其在万年乃至百万年时间尺度内的环境安全性。本文聚焦深地质处置库近场环境中,围岩长期蚀变对其地球化学演化和放射性核素迁移行为的长时间尺度影响。在处置库运行和封闭后,近场围岩(如花岗岩)在衰变热、地下水水岩相互作用、电离辐射以及微生物活动的多场耦合作用下,将发生持续蚀变。研究表明,蚀变不仅会改变岩体的物理性质(如孔隙结构、渗透率和裂隙连通性),还会重塑地下水流场和核素迁移路径,同时还有可能通过原生矿物溶解与次生矿物沉淀影响近场地下水的化学条件。此外,蚀变会改变矿物表面的吸附位点、表面电荷和反应活性,并可能促进胶体物质生成和长期演化。这些由围岩蚀变引发的复杂物理化学变化,对放射性核素的迁移行为产生影响,将进一步复杂化放射性核素在蚀变裂隙网络和基质中的扩散与对流机制。本文从长时间尺度围岩蚀变的角度出发,为深入理解深地质处置库封闭后放射性核素的迁移转化及归趋提供理论支撑。

       

      Abstract: The safe disposal of high-level radioactive waste(HLW) is a critical challenge for the sustainable development of nuclear energy globally. Deep geological disposal, internationally recognized as a viable solution, aims to isolate HLW over long timescales(up to millions of years) through a multi-barrier system. This paper focuses on the long-term alteration of the host rock in the near-field of a deep geological repository and its prolonged impact on the geochemical environment and radionuclide migration behavior. After repository closure, the surrounding granite will undergo continuous alteration due to combined effects of decay heat, groundwater-rock interaction, ionizing radiation, and microbial activity. These alteration processes may modify the physical properties of the rock mass(e.g., pore structure, permeability, and fracture connectivity), potentially reshaping groundwater flow paths and radionuclide transport routes. Simultaneously, the dissolution of primary minerals and precipitation of secondary phases can alter the chemical conditions of the near-field groundwater. Furthermore, rock alteration may change mineral surface properties such as sorption sites, surface charge, and reactivity, and promote the generation and long-term evolution of colloids. These physicochemical changes complicate radionuclide migration, affecting diffusion and advection mechanisms within altered fracture networks and the rock matrix. From the perspective of long-term host rock alteration, this study investigates the migration, transformation, and fate of radionuclides following the closure of a deep geological repository.

       

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