Description
A number of processes induced by gas buildup may occur at the interface between bentonite and Opalinus Clay, including gas dissolution, formation of new water-conducting / gas conducting features (pathway dilation), and porewater displacement by gas.
OPA Category
Category as used in the OPA assessment
Bentonite-HR interface
OPA Number
Number as used in the OPA assessment
2.09
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
2.1.12, 2.2.11