The sorption behavior of Cs + on kaolinite, chlorite-illite, and bentonite clays as a function of time, cation concentration, and temperature was studied using the radiotracer method. Sorption data were well represented by Freundlich and Dubinin-Radushkevich type isotherms. Bentonite was found to have the highest sorption capacity and the highest exchange affinity to Cs + . In all three cases Cs + sorption was found to be exothermic with ∆H° (kJ/mol) -13, -8, -19 and ∆S° (J/mol . K) -15, 31, and -3 for kaolinite, chlorite-illite, and bentonite, respectively. Negative ∆G° values were obtained in all cases, indicating the spontaneity of sorption. The magnitudes of ∆G° suggest that ion exchange is the primary sorption mechanism.