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).