北山地下实验室斜坡道区域花岗岩-地下水不同温度下平衡特征研究

Investigation of Equilibrium Characteristics of Granite-groundwater System at Different Temperatures in Beishan Underground Laboratory Ramp Area

  • 摘要: 甘肃北山花岗岩地区是我国高放废物地质处置库的首选重点研究区,掌握处置库围岩的演变规律是处置库安全评价必不可少的环节。针对正在开挖建设中的北山地下实验室,本文开展了斜坡道区域花岗岩和地下水的成分分析,并探究了花岗岩在不同温度条件下与地下水的平衡特征。研究选取斜坡道区域距地表洞口1 130 m的花岗岩样品(编号R-1130),XRD分析表明,其主要矿物组分为石英、长石、羟铁云母和绿泥石等。XRF测试结果显示其含铁量(以Fe2O3计)为0.91%(质量分数)。此外,对距地表洞口1 359 m处的原状地下水样品(编号W-1359)进行了分析。借助地球化学模拟软件PHREEQC,分别以R-1130样品的矿物组分和化学组分为输入参数,模拟其在60、90、120 ℃条件下分别与无氧超纯水和无氧原状地下水相互作用后体系的离子浓度、pH和次生矿物的变化情况,进而揭示了斜坡道区域花岗岩-地下水在不同温度下的平衡特征规律。结果表明,温度对次生矿物的种类和离子浓度的影响较小,但对反应进度和体系pH有一定影响。在无氧超纯水中,北山花岗岩最终产生的次生矿物为伊利石、高岭石和针铁矿;而在无氧北山地下水中,最终次生矿物主要为伊利石、高岭石、针铁矿、钙-蒙脱石和方解石。溶液的pH呈随反应进度的增加而升高、随温度的升高而下降的趋势,但始终维持在碱性范围内。花岗岩蚀变产生的次生黏土类矿物,可能封堵花岗岩裂隙并增强对放射性核素的吸附作用,进而减缓核素迁移。综上所述,北山花岗岩的地球化学特性表现出一定的缓冲和阻滞能力,有利于维持处置库的长期稳定性。

     

    Abstract: The Beishan granite area in Gansu Province is the primary candidate site for the geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLRW) in China. Understanding the evolution of the host rock surrounding the disposal repository is an essential part of the safety evaluation of the repository. Targeting China’s Beishan Underground Laboratory (which is under construction), compositional analysis of the granite and groundwater in the ramp area was conducted, and the equilibrium characteristics of granite with groundwater under different temperatures were explored in this study. The granite sample (R-1130) was taken 1130 m from the surface adit in the ramp area. XRD analysis reveals that the main mineral components include quartz, feldspar, annite, and chlorite. XRF analysis shows that the iron content of the R-1130 sample, expressed as Fe2O3, is 0.91% (mass fraction). Additionally, the groundwater sample (W-1359), collected 1359 m from the surface adit in the ramp area, was analyzed. Based on the mineral and chemical composition of the R-1130 sample, the interactions between the R-1130 sample and two types of fluid (anoxic ultrapure water and anoxic groundwater) at 60, 90, and 120 ℃ were simulated using the geochemical modeling software PHREEQC. The simulations focused on the resulting aqueous geochemistry, including the concentrations of major ions, pH, and the formation of secondary minerals to reveal the equilibrium characteristics of granite-groundwater systems at different temperatures in the ramp area. The results indicate that while temperature has a relatively minor influence on the types and concentrations of secondary minerals and dissolved ions, it does affect reaction progress and system pH. In anoxic ultrapure water, the secondary minerals formed from Beishan granite are illite, kaolinite, and goethite. In anoxic Beishan groundwater, illite, kaolinite, goethite, Ca-montmorillonite, and calcite are the main secondary minerals. As the reaction progresses, the solution pH gradually increases but slightly decreases with higher temperatures, remaining within the alkaline range. The secondary clay minerals produced by granite alteration may seal granite fractures and enhance the adsorption of radionuclides, thereby slowing down radionuclide migration. The high temperature equilibrium characteristics of granite-groundwater system in Beishan underground laboratory ramp area not only confirm the retardation ability of granite to HLRW, but also provide a new example for the geochemical evolution of deep crystalline rocks under thermal disturbance, which provides an important scientific basis for the design and safety evaluation of HLRW disposal repository.

     

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