Making of the underground scientific experimental programme at the Meuse/Haute-Marne underground research laboratory, North Eastern France

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 32, Issue 1-7, 2007, Pages 2-18

  Delay, Jacques ^a   Vinsot, Agnès ^a   Krieguer, Jean Marie ^a   Rebours, Hervé ^a   Armand, Gilles ^a  

^a ANDRA   (France)

Author keywords

Argillaceous rock; Callovo Oxfordian; EDZ characterization; Experimental programme management; Pore water characterization; Sealing experiment; Underground research laboratory

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; THERMODYNAMICS;

CALLOVO-OXFORDIAN; CLAY-RICH ROCKS; EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT; GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL; UNDERGROUND RESEARCH LABORATORY;

RESEARCH LABORATORIES;

ARGILLACEOUS DEPOSIT; CALLOVIAN; HOST ROCK; OXFORDIAN; POREWATER; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SHAFT; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; HAUTE-MARNE; LORRAINE; MEUSE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847740751     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.04.033     Document Type: Article

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