Current projects at the Thermodynamics of the actinides department

• Thermodynamic Reference Database (THEREDA)
• Sorption Reference Database (SOREDA)
• Cement-Organics-Radionuclides-Interactions (CORI)
• Geochemical retention of radionuclides on cement alteration phases (GRaZ II)
• RadoNorm: Towards effective radiation protection based on improved scientific evidence and social considerations - focus on radon and NORM; EC Project, grant agreement No. 900009, 01.09.2020-31.08.2025
• EURAD Knowledge Management
• Solubilities for reducing gases

Former projects

• Smart-K_d in der Langzeitsicherheitsanalyse - Anwendungen (SMILE) (project webpage)
• iCross: Integrity of nuclear waste repository systems - Cross-scale system understanding and analysis
• Aquatic Actinide Chemistry and Thermodynamics at Elevated Temperature Conditions (ThermAc)
• Geochemical retention of radionuclides on cement alteration phases (GRaZ)
• Development and implementation of experimental methods for the improved modeling of uran-containing saline solutions (EDUKEM)
• Selective liquid-liquid extraction of lanthanides and actinides by pre-organized calixarenes (SE-FLECX)
• r⁴ – Economically strategic materials: Rare Earth Elements Metallurgy-Advanced methods for optimized extraction and beneficiation by ion-adsorption clays (SEM²)
• Further Development of the Smart K_d-Concept for Long-Term Safety Assessment (WEIMAR)
• Ion Transfer from Surface to Crystal: Mechanisms of Pollutant Trappting (POLLTRAP)
• Verhalten langlebiger Spalt- und Aktivierungsprodukte im Nahfeld eines Endlagers und Möglichkeiten ihrer Rückhaltung (VESPA)
• Surface processes of Np species on selected mineral oxides - From sorption to precipitation. Vibrational spectroscopic investigations.
• Joint project: Retention of radionuclides relevant for final disposal in natural clay rock and saline systems
  Subproject 2: Geochemical behavior and transport of radionuclides (Np, U, Pu and further radionuclides) in saline systems in the presence of repository-relevant organics