Effect of excavation induced fractures on radionuclide migration through the Boom Clay (Belgium)

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 207-218

  Huysmans, Marijke ^a   Berckmans, Arne ^b   Dassargues, Alain ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Belgian Agency for Management of Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fractures; Ground water models; Radionuclides; Safety; Transport; Waste disposal

Indexed keywords

EXCAVATION; HYDROGEOLOGY; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BOOM CLAY; GROUND WATER MODELS;

CLAY DEPOSITS;

BOOM CLAY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33747046939     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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