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