Description

Rock bolts and mesh will be used to support the tunnel, thus no tunnel liner is required. These metallic components may generate gas as they corrode, but the amount of gas is likely to be small compared to that generated by canister corrosion.

OPA Category

Category as used in the OPA assessment

Bentonite-HR interface

OPA Number

Number as used in the OPA assessment

1.01.1

Waste Relevance

Classes of waste to which this FEP is relevant

SF/HLW

Screening

Screening basis for screened out FEPs

SR5

NEA V1 IFEP Reference(s)

Related IFEPs from the NEA V1 IFEP list from 1999

2.1.06, 2.1.12