Description

The pore structure of the backfill and liner may be affected by the degradation of cement, by damage due rock movements, by volume expansion due to corrosion of reinforcements and rock bolts, or become clogged due to microbial activity and the precipitation of cementitious components and calcite. Such effects are neglected, as they would have a small impact on mass transport.

OPA Category

Category as used in the OPA assessment

ILW backfill and liner

OPA Number

Number as used in the OPA assessment

2.10

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