Description
Radionuclides are transported in solution through the pore structure of the backfill and container walls. Provided flow is negligible in the host rock (as is expected to be the case), transport in the near field will also be dominated by aqueous diffusion.
OPA Category
Category as used in the OPA assessment
ILW waste and packages
OPA Number
Number as used in the OPA assessment
3.00.1
Waste Relevance
Classes of waste to which this FEP is relevant
ILW
NEA V1 IFEP Reference(s)
Related IFEPs from the NEA V1 IFEP list from 1999
3.2.07