Multiple Roles of Clays in Radioactive Waste Confinement
This Special Publication highlights the importance of clays and clayey material, and their multiple roles, in many national geological disposal facilities for higher activity radioactive wastes. Clays can be both the disposal facility host rock and part of its intrinsic engineered barriers, and may be present in the surrounding geological environment. Clays possess various characteristics that make them high-quality barriers to the migration of radionuclides and chemical contaminants, e.g. very little water movement, diffusive transport, retention capacity, self-sealing capacity, stability over millions of years, homogeneity and lateral continuity.
The 20 papers presented in this Special Publication cover a range of topics related to clays in radioactive waste confinement. Aspects of clay characterization and behaviour at various temporal and spatial scales relevant to the confinement of radionuclides in clay are discussed, from phenomenological processes to the overall understanding of the performance and safety of geological disposal facilities.
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Introduction
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Multiple roles of clays in radioactive waste confinement – introductionAuthor(s)Simon NorrisSimon NorrisRadioactive Waste Management (RWM), Building 587, Curie Avenue, Harwell Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0RH, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Identification of log units in clay rock formations based on local and spatial statistics of well-log properties: application to the Opalinus claystone in the Benken boreholeAuthor(s)Alain Rabaute;Alain Rabaute1GeoSubSight, 119 avenue Stalingrad, 91120 Palaiseau, France
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Search for other works by this author on:Michel H. Garcia;Michel H. Garcia2Kidova, 155 avenue Roger Salengro, 92370 Chaville, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Jens BeckerJens Becker3National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Nagra), Hardstrasse 73, 5430 Wettingen, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on: -
Automatic interpretation of geophysical well logsAuthor(s)Andrés Alcolea Rodríguez;Andrés Alcolea Rodríguez1HydroGeoModels AG, Tösstalstrasse 23, 8400 Winterthur, Switzerland
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Search for other works by this author on:Paul Marschall;Paul Marschall2Nationale Genossenschaft für die Lagerung radioaktiver Abfälle (Nagra), Hardstrasse 73, 5430 Wettingen, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:Christophe Nussbaum;Christophe Nussbaum3Swisstopo, Route de la gare 63, 2882 St-Ursanne, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:Jens Karl BeckerJens Karl Becker2Nationale Genossenschaft für die Lagerung radioaktiver Abfälle (Nagra), Hardstrasse 73, 5430 Wettingen, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on: -
A prediction–evaluation approach to the full-scale emplacement experiment (FE) in Mont TerriAuthor(s)A. Papafotiou;A. Papafotiou1INTERA Inc., Swiss Branch, Hardstrasse 73, Wettingen 5430, Switzerland
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Search for other works by this author on:R. Senger;R. Senger2INTERA Inc., 9600 Great Hills Trail, Suite 300W, Austin, TX 78759, USASearch for other works by this author on:C. Li;C. Li1INTERA Inc., Swiss Branch, Hardstrasse 73, Wettingen 5430, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:A. Singh;A. Singh3INTERA Inc., 3868 West Carson Street, #316 Torrance, CA 90503, USASearch for other works by this author on:B. Garitte;B. Garitte4Nagra, Hardstrasse 73, Wettingen 5430, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:H. Müller;H. Müller4Nagra, Hardstrasse 73, Wettingen 5430, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:P. MarschallP. Marschall4Nagra, Hardstrasse 73, Wettingen 5430, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on: -
New results of Boda Claystone research: Genesis, mineralogy, geochemistry, petrophysicsAuthor(s)Ferenc Fedor;Ferenc Fedor1GEOCHEM Ltd, 55/1 Viola str., Kozármisleny, H-7761, Hungary
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Search for other works by this author on:Zoltán Máthé;Zoltán Máthé2MECSEKÉRC Co., 19. Esztergár L. str., Pécs H-7633, HungarySearch for other works by this author on:Péter Ács;Péter Ács1GEOCHEM Ltd, 55/1 Viola str., Kozármisleny, H-7761, HungarySearch for other works by this author on:Péter KoronczPéter Koroncz1GEOCHEM Ltd, 55/1 Viola str., Kozármisleny, H-7761, HungarySearch for other works by this author on: -
Site screening of clay formations in NW China as host rocks for a high-level radioactive waste disposal repositoryAuthor(s)Xiaodong Liu;Xiaodong Liu1State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, China2Department of Tourism and Territorial Resources, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, Jiangxi 332005, China
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Search for other works by this author on:Pinghui Liu;Pinghui Liu1State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:Chaocheng Dai;Chaocheng Dai1State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:Shuai Liu;Shuai Liu1State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:Juzhi Deng;Juzhi Deng1State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:Weimin Zhang;Weimin Zhang1State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:Zheng YuZheng Yu1State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on: -
Multiphase flow and underpressured shale at the Bruce nuclear site, Ontario, CanadaAuthor(s)Michelle R. Plampin;Michelle R. PlampinWater Cycle Branch, United States Geological Survey, Room 5B304, Mail Stop 432, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, USA
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Search for other works by this author on:C. E. NeuzilC. E. NeuzilWater Cycle Branch, United States Geological Survey, Room 5B304, Mail Stop 432, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, USASearch for other works by this author on: -
Development of a mathematical model for gas migration (two-phase flow) in natural and engineered barriers for radioactive waste disposalAuthor(s)E. E. Dagher;E. E. Dagher1Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5S9, Canada2Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:T. S. Nguyen;T. S. Nguyen1Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5S9, Canada2Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:J. A. Infante SedanoJ. A. Infante Sedano2Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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A workflow for parametric sensitivity analysis of heat and gas release from a deep geological repository for SF/HLWAuthor(s)Alexandros Papafotiou;Alexandros Papafotiou1INTERA Inc., Swiss Branch, Hardstrasse 73, Wettingen 5430, Switzerland
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Search for other works by this author on:Argha Namhata;Argha Namhata1INTERA Inc., Swiss Branch, Hardstrasse 73, Wettingen 5430, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:Abhishek Singh;Abhishek Singh2INTERA Inc., 3868 W. Carson Street, #316 Torrance, CA 90503, USASearch for other works by this author on:Mark Williams;Mark Williams3INTERA Inc., 3240 Richardson Road, WA 99354, USASearch for other works by this author on:Marius Jigmond;Marius Jigmond4INTERA Inc., 9600 Great Hills Train, Suite 300W, Austin, TX 78759, USASearch for other works by this author on:Paul MarschallPaul Marschall5Nagra, Hardstrasse 73, Wettingen 5430, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on: -
A study of methods to prevent piping and erosion in buffer materials intended for a vertical deposition hole at the Horonobe Underground Research LaboratoryAuthor(s)Mayumi Jo;Mayumi Jo1Tasisei Corporation, 1-25-1, Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0606, Japan
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Search for other works by this author on:Makoto Ono;Makoto Ono1Tasisei Corporation, 1-25-1, Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0606, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Masashi Nakayama;Masashi Nakayama2Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 432-2, Hokushin, Horonobe-cho, Teshio-gun, Hokkaido 098-3224, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Hidekazu Asano;Hidekazu Asano3Radioactive Waste Management Funding and Research Center, 6-4, Akashicho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0044, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Tomoko IshiiTomoko Ishii3Radioactive Waste Management Funding and Research Center, 6-4, Akashicho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0044, JapanSearch for other works by this author on: -
Preliminary results for natural groundwater colloids in sedimentary rocks of the Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory, Hokkaido, JapanAuthor(s)Hiroshi Sasamoto;Hiroshi Sasamoto1Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 432-2 Hokushin, Horonobe, Hokkaido 098-3224, Japan
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A resistivity-based approach to determining the rates of groundwater seepage into buffer materialsAuthor(s)T. Ishii;T. Ishii1Radioactive Waste Management Funding and Research Centre, Akashi-cho 6-4, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0044, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:M. Kawakubo;M. Kawakubo1Radioactive Waste Management Funding and Research Centre, Akashi-cho 6-4, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0044, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:H. Asano;H. Asano1Radioactive Waste Management Funding and Research Centre, Akashi-cho 6-4, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0044, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:I. Kobayashi;I. Kobayashi2Kajima Corporation, Tobitakyu 2-19-1, Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182-0036, Japan
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Self-sealing of claystone under X-ray nanotomographyAuthor(s)Richard Giot;Richard Giot1IC2MP-HydrASA, UMR 7285, CNRS, ENSI Poitiers, Université de Poitiers, 1 rue Marcel Doré, Bâtiment B1, TSA 41105, F-86073 Poitiers, France
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Search for other works by this author on:Christophe Auvray;Christophe Auvray2Laboratoire GeoRessources, ENSG – Université de Lorraine, UMR 7359, 2 rue du Doyen Marcel Roubault, TSA 70605, F-54518 Vandoeuvre-Lès-Nancy, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Jean TalandierJean Talandier3Andra, Centre de Meuse/Haute-Marne, RD960, 55290 Bure, FranceSearch for other works by this author on: -
Kinetics of selenite interactions with Boom Clay: adsorption–reduction interplayAuthor(s)Alwina L. Hoving;Alwina L. Hoving1Department of Earth Sciences - Geochemistry, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Princetonplein 9, 3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Modelling the Prototype RepositoryAuthor(s)V. Tsitsopoulos;V. Tsitsopoulos1Wood, Building 150, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, UK
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Search for other works by this author on:S. Baxter;S. Baxter1Wood, Building 150, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, UKSearch for other works by this author on:D. Holton;D. Holton1Wood, Building 150, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, UKSearch for other works by this author on:J. Dodd;J. Dodd1Wood, Building 150, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, UKSearch for other works by this author on:S. Williams;S. Williams1Wood, Building 150, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, UKSearch for other works by this author on:S. ThompsonS. Thompson2Radioactive Waste Management Limited, Building 587, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, UKSearch for other works by this author on: -
Conceptual uncertainties in modelling the interaction between engineered and natural barriers of nuclear waste repositories in crystalline rocksAuthor(s)S. Finsterle;S. Finsterle1Finsterle GeoConsulting, 315 Vassar Avenue, Kensington, CA 94708, USA
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Search for other works by this author on:B. Lanyon;B. Lanyon2Fracture Systems Ltd, St Ives, Cornwall, UKSearch for other works by this author on:M. Åkesson;M. Åkesson3Clay Technology AB, IDEON Science Park, S-223 70 Lund, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:M. Bergström;M. Bergström5Golder Associates AB, Stockholm, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:N. Bockgård;N. Bockgård5Golder Associates AB, Stockholm, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:W. Dershowitz;W. Dershowitz6Golder Associates Inc., Redmond, Washington, USASearch for other works by this author on:B. Dessirier;B. Dessirier7Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden8Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Villavägen 16, 752 36, Uppsala, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:A. Frampton;A. Frampton7Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:Å. Fransson;Å. Fransson9Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:A. Gens;A. Gens10Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (nsUPC), Barcelona, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:B. Gylling;B. Gylling11Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB (SKB), Solna, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:I. Hančilová;I. Hančilová12Technical University of Liberec, Liberec, Czech RepublicSearch for other works by this author on:J. Jarsjö;J. Jarsjö7Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:J.-S. Kim;J.-S. Kim13Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, KoreaSearch for other works by this author on:K.-P. Kröhn;K.-P. Kröhn14Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit gGmbH, Braunschweig, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:D. Malmberg;D. Malmberg3Clay Technology AB, IDEON Science Park, S-223 70 Lund, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:V. M. Pulkkanen;V. M. Pulkkanen15VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Kivimiehentie 3, 02150 Espoo, FinlandSearch for other works by this author on:A. Sawada;A. Sawada16Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 4-33, Muramatsu, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki 319-1194, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:A. Sjöland;A. Sjöland11Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB (SKB), Solna, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:U. Svensson;U. Svensson17Computer-aided Fluid Engineering AB, Frankes väg 3, S-371 65, Lyckeby, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:P. Vidstrand;P. Vidstrand11Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB (SKB), Solna, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:H. ViswanathanH. Viswanathan18Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USASearch for other works by this author on: -
Predictions of the wetting of bentonite emplaced in a crystalline rock based on generic site characterization dataAuthor(s)S. Baxter;S. Baxter1Wood, Building 150, Harwell, Oxfordshire, UKSearch for other works by this author on:D. Holton;D. Holton1Wood, Building 150, Harwell, Oxfordshire, UK
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Analysis of corrosion mechanisms of carbon steel in contact with FEBEX bentoniteAuthor(s)Masao Uyama;Masao Uyama1Nuclear Waste Technology Department, Obayashi Corporation, 2-15-2, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Search for other works by this author on:Takashi Hitomi;Takashi Hitomi1Nuclear Waste Technology Department, Obayashi Corporation, 2-15-2, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Sayaka Hayagane;Sayaka Hayagane1Nuclear Waste Technology Department, Obayashi Corporation, 2-15-2, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Naoe Kadota;Naoe Kadota1Nuclear Waste Technology Department, Obayashi Corporation, 2-15-2, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Hiroyuki Saito;Hiroyuki Saito2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo Denki University, 5, Senju Asahi-cho, Adachi-ku, Tokyo, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Sho Okamoto;Sho Okamoto2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo Denki University, 5, Senju Asahi-cho, Adachi-ku, Tokyo, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Kazuki Aoshima;Kazuki Aoshima2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo Denki University, 5, Senju Asahi-cho, Adachi-ku, Tokyo, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Motoaki OsawaMotoaki Osawa2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo Denki University, 5, Senju Asahi-cho, Adachi-ku, Tokyo, JapanSearch for other works by this author on: -
Safety concept, FEP catalogue and scenario development as fundamentals of a long-term safety demonstration for high-level waste repositories in German clay formationsAuthor(s)A. Lommerzheim;A. Lommerzheim1BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH, Eschenstraße 55, D-31224 Peine, Germany
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Preliminary non-intrusive geophysical electrical resistivity tomography surveys of a mock-up scale monitoring of an engineered barrier system at URL TournemireAuthor(s)Bruna de Carvalho Faria Lima Lopes;Bruna de Carvalho Faria Lima Lopes1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, 65 Montrose Street, Glasgow G1 1XJ, UK
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The Enhanced Sealing Project (ESP): 2009–17 monitoring of a full-scale shaft seal installed in granitic rockAuthor(s)D. Dixon;D. Dixon1Golder Associates Limited, 6925 Century Avenue, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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