Investigation of the remobilization of lanthanides and actinides during fluid-mineral interactions - development of the necessary in-situ analytical techniques

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: FMBI960687

Project closed

Start date 1 June 1996

End date 31 May 1997

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998

Total cost € 0,00

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

Université Blaise Pascal Clermont-Ferrand II
France

Objective

This project aims at: a) A better understanding of the behaviour of lanthanides, actinides and their isotopes within selected accessory minerals when these undergo fluid-rock interactions and; b) The development of the analytical tools used (i.e. mainly the Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometer (LA-ICP- MS), and the Thermal Ionisation Mass Spectrometer (TIMS)). Both parts will build upon what has already been achieved during a HCM fellowship. An improved knowledge of the hydrothermal mobility of these elements will help 1) to trace and date the fluids within the earth's crust, and 2) to assess the suitability of monazite or sphene-like ceramics as nuclear waste forms. The reduction of elemental fractionation and the improvements of the precision in isotope ratio measurements by LA-ICP-MS, together with the enhancement of the spatial resolution of TIMS will be of benefit for the scientific and industrial users of these techniques.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › other engineering and technologies › nuclear engineering › nuclear waste management
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › ceramics
• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › laser physics

Programme(s)

• FP4-TMR - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0302 - Post-doctoral research training grants
• TE99 - Other Earth Sciences

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships)

Coordinator

Université Blaise Pascal Clermont-Ferrand II

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 5,Rue Kessler 5 ; 63038 Clermont-Ferrand ; France
• Total cost: No data

Participants (1)

Not available

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Total cost: No data