Description

Radionuclides that are advected along fractures or connected void spaces at or near the backfill-HR interface may also diffuse into stagnant porewater in the adjacent rock matrix. This retardation process is termed matrix diffusion.

OPA Category

Category as used in the OPA assessment

Concrete-HR interface (ILW)

OPA Number

Number as used in the OPA assessment

3.05

NEA V1 IFEP Reference(s)

Related IFEPs from the NEA V1 IFEP list from 1999

3.2.07