Evaluation of retention properties of a semi-synthetic fractured block from modelling at performance assessment time scales (Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory, Sweden)

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1051-1066

  Grenier, Christophe ^a   Bernard Michel, Gilles ^a   Benabderrahmane, Hakim ^b  

^a DIF   (France)

^b ANDRA   (France)

Author keywords

sp Task Force; Fractured rocks; Matrix diffusion; Solute transport; Sweden

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURED MEDIUM; MATRIX; MODELING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; REPOSITORY; RETENTION; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STEADY FLOW;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 67649394366     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-008-0415-x     Document Type: Article

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