Description
Helium will be produced from alpha decay of HLW and, following canister breaching and ingress of water, will dissolve and be transported into the buffer and thence into the surrounding rock.
OPA Category
Category as used in the OPA assessment
Vitrified HLW
OPA Number
Number as used in the OPA assessment
2.12
Waste Relevance
Classes of waste to which this FEP is relevant
HLW
NEA V1 IFEP Reference(s)
Related IFEPs from the NEA V1 IFEP list from 1999
2.1.13, 3.1.06