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Modeling Cl- concentration and δ37 Cl profiles in porewater across a 250m-thick inducated argillite at the Tournemire URL (France)

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Dissolved chloride in argillite porewater has been studied as a natural analogue for radionuclides potentially released from radioactive waste disposal. The Tournemire URL intersects impervious and compacted argillite. A previously obtained chloride concentration profile of intact rock is symmetric with a maximum concentration of 0.6±0.1 g/L, compared to 19 g/L for the original connate seawater. Dissolved chloride shows high δ37Cl values, ranging between +6 and +8‰ vs. SMOC. The modeled profile considers diffusive exchange between connate seawater and meteoric freshwater. Transport parameters were obtained by radial diffusion experiments. Numerical modeling was performed with the coupled reactive-transport code Hytec. Simulations suggest a diffusive-exchange time of 85±10 Ma for Cl, which correlates with a major erosional period. Simulated δ37Cl values between 1.002 and agree with observed porewater δ37Cl. This study strongly suggests that the dissolved chloride profile in the argillites results from diffusive exchange and indicates that unfractured argillites can provide good confinement.
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hal-00817819 , version 1 (29-11-2023)

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C. Le Gal La Salle, J.M Matray, F. Bensenouci, J.L. Michelot, A. Dauzères, et al.. Modeling Cl- concentration and δ37 Cl profiles in porewater across a 250m-thick inducated argillite at the Tournemire URL (France). 14th International Symposium on Water-Rock Interaction, WRI 14, Jun 2013, Avignon, France. pp.471-474, ⟨10.1016/j.proeps.2013.03.158⟩. ⟨hal-00817819⟩
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