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.