Description
Self-sealing of excavation-induced fractures in the Opalinus Clay may be accelerated by the swelling pressure that develops as the bentonite backfill saturates.
OPA Category
Category as used in the OPA assessment
Bentonite-HR interface
OPA Number
Number as used in the OPA assessment
2.04
Waste Relevance
Classes of waste to which this FEP is relevant
SF/HLW
NEA V1 IFEP Reference(s)
Related IFEPs from the NEA V1 IFEP list from 1999
2.1.07