Description
Compaction and decompaction of the Opalinus Clay may occur due to glaciations and sedimentation/erosion. This may affect hydraulic and mechanical properties of the EDZ and may displace porewater axially along tunnels and shafts in the EDZ.
OPA Category
Category as used in the OPA assessment
Bentonite-HR interface
OPA Number
Number as used in the OPA assessment
2.06
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
2.2.01, 2.2.06, 2.1.08, 1.3.05