Description
Mortar is selected as a backfill material to fill the void spaces both within the concrete emplacement containers (between the waste packages in the emplacement containers, and between the waste packages and the container walls) and between the emplacement containers and the tunnel lining. The mortars are assumed to be gas permeable.
OPA Category
Category as used in the OPA assessment
ILW backfill and liner
OPA Number
Number as used in the OPA assessment
1.01
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
2.1.04