Analysis of the Excavation Deviations Impact on Geological Radioactive Waste Repository Performance

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 537-554

  Genty, Alain ^a   le Potier, Christophe ^a   Gounand, Stéphane ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Excavation deviation; Radioactive waste repository; Radionuclide transport calculation

Indexed keywords

CELL ORIENTATION; CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS; GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATIONS; HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; ORIENTATION CONTROL; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY; RADIONUCLIDE TRANSPORT; REPOSITORY DESIGN; WASTE REPOSITORIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFECTS; EXCAVATION; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE TRANSPORTATION;

EXCAVATION; GEOLOGICAL HAZARD; NUMERICAL METHOD; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE; REPOSITORY;

EID: 79959762459     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-011-9401-5     Document Type: Article

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