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