Long-term geochemical evolution of the near field repository: Insights from reactive transport modelling and experimental evidences

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 102, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 196-209

  Arcos, David ^a   Grandia, Fidel ^a   Domènech, Cristina ^a   Fernández, Ana M ^b   Villar, María V ^b   Muurinen, Arto ^c   Carlsson, Torbjörn ^c   Sellin, Patrik ^d   Hernán, Pedro ^d  

^a AMPHOS 21 CONSULTING S L   (Spain)

^b CIEMAT   (Spain)

^c VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^d SKB ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Bentonite; High level nuclear waste repository; KBS 3; Reactive transport modelling

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CALCITE; CALCIUM; CARBONATE MINERALS; CARBONATES; CARBONATION; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CLAY; CLAY MINERALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; COPPER; DISSOLUTION; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GYPSUM; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; ION EXCHANGE; IRON ORES; METAL RECOVERY; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MINERALOGY; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUELS; POSITIVE IONS; PYRITES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPES; SAFETY FACTOR; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SURFACE REACTIONS; SYSTEM STABILITY; TUNNELS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER;

ACCESSORY MINERALS; BACKFILL MATERIALS; BENTONITE BARRIERS; BUFFER MATERIALS; BUFFERING CAPACITIES; CATION EXCHANGES; CLAY FRACTIONS; CLAY SURFACES; COPPER CANISTERS; EDGE SITES; EXCHANGEABLE CATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCES; GEOCHEMICAL EVOLUTIONS; GEOSPHERE; GROUNDWATER COMPOSITIONS; GYPSUM DISSOLUTIONS; HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY; HYDROXYL GROUPS; ICE MELTING; INTER-LAYERS; KBS-3; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; NATURAL CLAYS; NEAR FIELDS; NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORIES; PHYSICAL STABILITIES; PORE WATERS; RADIO-NUCLIDES; RAPID CHANGES; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELLING; REACTIVE TRANSPORTS; SAFETY ASSESSMENTS; SAFETY FUNCTIONS; SMECTITE; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS; SURFACE ACIDITIES; SWEDISH NUCLEAR FUEL AND WASTE MANAGEMENTS;

MINERALS;

BENTONITE; COPPER; GROUND WATER; HYDROXYL GROUP; IRON; MINERAL; RADIOISOTOPE; WATER;

BENTONITE; CALCITE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COPPER; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GYPSUM; ICE; ION EXCHANGE; MELTING; PH; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POREWATER; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CLAY; GEOCHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR WASTE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BENTONITE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 57049145762     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2008.09.021     Document Type: Article

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