Building confidence in radionuclide transport models for fractured rock: The Nagra/JNC radionuclide retardation programme

Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings

Volumn 663, Issue , 2001, Pages 1033-1041

  Ota, K ^a   Alexander, W R ^b   Smith, P A ^c   Mori A ^d   Frieg, B ^b   Frick, U ^b   Umeki, H ^e   Amano, K ^a   Cowper, M M ^f   Berry, J A ^f  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NAGRA   (Switzerland)

^c Safety Assessment Management Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d Geotechnisches Institut AG   (Switzerland)

^e JNC   (Japan)

^f RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; FRACTURE TESTING; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; HYDROLOGY; POROSITY; ROCKS;

FRACTURED ROCKS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0035783213     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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