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