Description
Relative movements within the Earth, caused by the release of accumulated stress usually along faults or geological interfaces or by volcanic activity.
Category
Category of FEP
Supercontainer EBS
Sub-category
Sub-category of FEP
Physical / mechanical processes
Ondraf Niras FEP Number
Ondraf Niras FEP Number
60
FEP Effects
Description of FEP Effects
Large earthquakes, vibration from many smaller earthquakes or related seismic events could affect components of the EBS, or cause changes in groundwater flow into and around the GDF.
NEA TN2 IFEP Reference(s)
Related IFEPs from the NEA TN2 List of Proposed IFEP Revisions [NEA/RWM/R(2013)8]
1.2.4 Seismicity. Effects of seismicity on the EBS are also covered in 2.3.3.3 Package movement, 4.2.2.3 Other processes affecting future hydraulic conditions in the geosphere, and 4.2.3.3 Other processes affecting future stress conditions in geosphere.