Description
The variation in temperature with time and place in the EBS. Temperatures within the EBS will vary as different heat sources (e.g. radioactive decay of waste elements and exothermic reactions) vary with time.
Category
Category of FEP
Supercontainer EBS
Sub-category
Sub-category of FEP
Thermal processes
Ondraf Niras FEP Number
Ondraf Niras FEP Number
52
FEP Effects
Description of FEP Effects
Thermal evolution may affect mechanical, hydrological and chemical properties and processes - see related FEPs 53, 54 and 37.
NEA TN2 IFEP Reference(s)
Related IFEPs from the NEA TN2 List of Proposed IFEP Revisions [NEA/RWM/R(2013)8]
2.3.1 Thermal processes (waste package). 3.2.1 Thermal processes (GDF).