Stochastic simulation of radionuclide migration in discretely fractured rock near the Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory

Water Resources Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Cvetkovic, V ^a   Painter, S ^b   Outters, N ^c   Selroos, J O ^d  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Golder Associates AB   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH NUCLEAR FUEL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT CO   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crystalline rock; Discrete network; Fractured rock; Radionuclide migration; Stochastic simulation

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FRACTURE; HYDRAULICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RANDOM PROCESSES; ROCK MECHANICS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

PARTICLE TRACKING; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION;

RADIOISOTOPES;

FLUID FLOW; FRACTURED MEDIUM; GROUNDWATER; RADIONUCLIDE;

CRYSTALLINE ROCK; FRACTURED MEDIUM; GROUNDWATER FLOW; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 1642278003     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003WR002655     Document Type: Article

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