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