Description
Gas entry in bentonite may involve passage through microcracks or through a capillary network. The impact of such processes on buffer integrity and radionuclide transport requires evaluation.
OPA Category
Category as used in the OPA assessment
Bentonite buffer
OPA Number
Number as used in the OPA assessment
2.11
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, 2.1.07