Non-sorbing tracer migration experiments in fractured rock at the Kamaishi Mine, Northeast Japan

Engineering Geology

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 75-96

  Sawada, A ^a   Uchida, M ^a   Shimo, M ^b   Yamamoto, H ^b   Takahara, H ^c   Doe, T W ^d  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b TAISEI CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c Yusen Building ^*  (Japan)

^d GOLDER ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractured rock; Migration

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; GRANITE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MASS TRANSFER; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; WELL DRILLING;

FRACTURED ROCKS; NON SORBING TRACERS; TRACER MIGRATION;

GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES;

FRACTURE FLOW; GRANITE; HYDROGEOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY; TRACER;

EID: 0034175494     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(99)00135-0     Document Type: Article

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