Description
Radionuclides will migrate through the buffer by aqueous diffusion. In addition, they may be retarded by sorption. Transport of some radionuclides as volatile species by repository-generated gas must also be considered.
OPA Category
Category as used in the OPA assessment
Bentonite buffer
OPA Number
Number as used in the OPA assessment
3.01
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
3.2.07, 3.2.03