The DI-B in situ diffusion experiment at Mont Terri: Results and modeling

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Soler, J M ^a,f   Samper, J ^b   Yllera, A ^c   Hernandez A ^c   Quejido, A ^c   Fernandez M ^c   Yang, C ^b   Naves, A ^b   Hernan P ^d   Wersin, P ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^c CIEMAT   (Spain)

^d Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radiactivos SA   (Spain)

^e NAGRA   (Switzerland)

^f INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clay; Diffusion; Moldeling; Sorption

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; CLAY MINERALS; DIFFUSION; EXPERIMENTS; LITHIUM; POSITIVE IONS; RADIOISOTOPES; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SORPTION;

3D MODELING; 3D MODELS; AND MODELING; ANIONIC SPECIES; BEDDING PLANES; BEST FITS; BOTTOM EDGES; COMPARISON METHODS; CONSERVATIVE TRACERS; DIFFUSION EXPERIMENTS; DISTRIBUTION PROFILES; EFFECTIVE DIFFUSION CO-EFFICIENTS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP; IN-SITU; INJECTION INTERVALS; MOLDELING; OPALINUS CLAYS; OVERCORING; REACTIVE TRANSPORT CODES; RETENTION PROPERTIES; SINGLE POINTS; TRACER TRANSPORTS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CLAY; DIFFUSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SORPTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRACER; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 55949099520     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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