Numerical simulations of migration of chemicals in the geosphere depend on knowledge of identities of chemical species and on values of chemical equilibrium constants supplied to the simulators. In this work, some effects of variability in assumed speciation and in equilibrium constants were examined, using migration of uranium as an example. Various simulations were done of uranium migration in systems with varying oxidation potential, pH, and major component content. A simulation including formation of aqueous species UO~+, U02COg, U02(C0 3 );-, U02(C0 3 )~-, (U0 2 ) 2 C03(0H);, UOt, U(OH)~, and U(OH)~ is compared to a simulation excluding formation of UOt and U(OH)~. These simulations relied on older data bases, and they are compared to a further simulation using recently published data on formation of U(OH)~, (U0 2 hC03(0H);, U02(C0 3 )~-, and U(C0 3 )~-. Significant differences in dissolved uranium concentrations are noted among the simulations. Differences are noted also in precipitation of two solids, USi0 4 (c) (coffinite) and CaU0 4 (c) (calcium uranate), although the solubility products of the solids were not varied in the simulations.