Description

Microbial activity may affect spent fuel dissolution processes and could affect solubilities. The level of microbial activity is expected to be negligible in compacted bentonite, thus there is expected to be no effect on spent fuel dissolution.

OPA Category

Category as used in the OPA assessment

Spent fuel

OPA Number

Number as used in the OPA assessment

2.12

Waste Relevance

Classes of waste to which this FEP is relevant

SF

NEA V1 IFEP Reference(s)

Related IFEPs from the NEA V1 IFEP list from 1999

2.1.10, 3.2.06, 3.2.06