Chemical and radiological assessment of deep brine-type geothermal groundwaters KU Leuven
Elevated activities of naturally occurring radionuclides (NORs) detected in deep geothermal groundwaters, as well as the high salt concentrations observed in these groundwaters, pose several challenges to the successful exploitation of deep geothermal energy. As a result of changing conditions in the surface installations of the geothermal power plant (temperature, pressure,…), minerals become oversaturated in the brine and will start ...