Description
Cementitious (high-pH) leachate from the EBS transported into the surrounding geosphere, forming an alkaline plume with different geochemical characteristics to the surrounding groundwater.
Category
Category of FEP
Supercontainer EBS
Sub-category
Sub-category of FEP
Hydraulic processes
Ondraf Niras FEP Number
Ondraf Niras FEP Number
49
FEP Effects
Description of FEP Effects
Reactions affecting radionuclide transport could occur at the margins of such a plume.
NEA TN2 IFEP Reference(s)
Related IFEPs from the NEA TN2 List of Proposed IFEP Revisions [NEA/RWM/R(2013)8]
Not specifically mentioned, perhaps covered by 3.2.2.3 Impact of hydraulic processes on other processes (GDF).