Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in the near field of a high-level radioactive waste repository in clay formations

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 31-44

  Tsang, C F ^a,b   Barnichon, J D ^c   Birkholzer, J ^a   Li, X L ^d   Liu, H H ^a   Sillen, X ^e  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^d BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^e Belgian Agency for Management of Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clay formations; Near field processes; Radioactive waste; Thermo hydro mechanical

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; RADIOACTIVITY; RESEARCH LABORATORIES;

CLAY FORMATION; HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORIES; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORIES; HYDRO-MECHANICAL; NEAR FIELDS; NEAR-FIELD PROCESS; PLASTIC CLAY; THERMO-HYDRO-MECHANICAL; THERMO-HYDRO-MECHANICAL PROCESS; UNDERGROUND RESEARCH LABORATORIES;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

BOOM CLAY; LABORATORY METHOD; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; THERMOHYDROMECHANICS;

EID: 84855352292     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2011.09.015     Document Type: Article

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