Description

The movement of water in the geosphere surrounding the EBS.

Category

Category of FEP

Supercontainer EBS

Sub-category

Sub-category of FEP

Hydraulic processes

Ondraf Niras FEP Number

Ondraf Niras FEP Number

42

FEP Effects

Description of FEP Effects

Changes in patterns of groundwater flow into the EBS from the surrounding geosphere may result in changes in porewater chemistry, and thereby affect many of the Chemical FEPs, such as corrosion.

NEA TN2 IFEP Reference(s)

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

3.2.2 Hydraulic processes (GDF). 4.3.2 Water-mediated flow (geosphere).