Description

An ice sheet is a mass of glacial ice covering an area of land, in this case the area above a GDF and/or nearby areas.

Category

Category of FEP

Geosynthesis

Sub-category

Sub-category of FEP

External geodynamic events - climate change

Ondraf Niras FEP Number

Ondraf Niras FEP Number

19

FEP Effects

Description of FEP Effects

Significant effects on water flow and other hydraulic properties of aquifers. Mechanical compaction of the host rock and overlying rocks. Glacial erosion (see FEP 31). Significant changes to surface geography and biology.

Reference(s)

References Relevant to FEP

ER-184_I2 RD&D Plan

NEA TN2 IFEP Reference(s)

Related IFEPs from the NEA TN2 List of Proposed IFEP Revisions [NEA/RWM/R(2013)8]

1.3.5 Local glacial and ice sheet effects.