Description

Differential thermal expansion and other changes in the physical characteristics of EBS components owing to the presence of time-varying thermal gradients within the EBS.

Category

Category of FEP

Supercontainer EBS

Sub-category

Sub-category of FEP

Thermal processes

Ondraf Niras FEP Number

Ondraf Niras FEP Number

53

FEP Effects

Description of FEP Effects

These effects could lead to changes in stress and potentially to cracking of EBS components or to the enhancement of pathways through the EDZ. Thermal effects on material properties (e.g. permeability, porosity) could also affect EBS evolution.

NEA TN2 IFEP Reference(s)

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

2.3.1.4 Impact of thermal processes on other processes (waste package). 2.3.2.2 Thermal effects (waste package). 3.2.1.2 Impact of thermal processes on other processes (GDF).