Performance of strongly compressed MX-80 pellets under repository-like conditions

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 239-244

  Pusch, R ^a   Bluemling, P ^b   Johnson, L ^b  

^a Ideon Science Park   (Sweden)

^b NAGRA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clay; MX 80 pellets; Swelling pressure

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDRATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SHEAR STRESS; SILICA;

SWELLING PRESSURE;

ORE PELLETS;

BACKFILL; CLAY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; REPOSITORY; SWELLING;

EID: 0042890372     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-1317(03)00108-X     Document Type: Article

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