Description
Radionuclides are transported by diffusion in solution through the pore structure of the backfill and liner, due to the low hydraulic conductivity of the host rock, which is expected to prevent significant advective flow.
OPA Category
Category as used in the OPA assessment
ILW backfill and liner
OPA Number
Number as used in the OPA assessment
3.01
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
3.2.07