Description

To undergo or cause to undergo a relative displacement of rocks along a fault or fracture.

Category

Category of FEP

Supercontainer EBS

Sub-category

Sub-category of FEP

Physical / mechanical processes

Ondraf Niras FEP Number

Ondraf Niras FEP Number

61

FEP Effects

Description of FEP Effects

Movement on faults or fractures that intercept the GDF may cause relative displacement of the components of the EBS. Generation of new faults and reactivation of pre-existing features may change the transport pathways from the EBS to the geosphere.

NEA TN2 IFEP Reference(s)

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

Not mentioned in relation to the EBS. 1.2.3 Deformation (elastic, plastic, or brittle).