Description
Hydrogen is produced by anoxic corrosion of steel and the effects must be considered in evaluating the behaviour of the bentonite buffer. Some of the gas produced may dissolve in the porewater, but the gas may also exceed the solubility under repository conditions and be transported through gas channels or capillaries into the surrounding rock.
OPA Category
Category as used in the OPA assessment
Bentonite buffer
OPA Number
Number as used in the OPA assessment
1.06
Waste Relevance
Classes of waste to which this FEP is relevant
SF/HLW
NEA V1 IFEP Reference(s)
Related IFEPs from the NEA V1 IFEP list from 1999
2.1.12