Characterisation and modelling of mixing processes in groundwaters of a potential geological repository for nuclear wastes in crystalline rocks of Sweden

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 468-469, Issue , 2014, Pages 791-803

  Gómez, Javier B ^a   Gimeno, María J ^a   Auqué, Luis F ^a   Acero, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crystalline systems; Hydrogeochemistry; Mixing modelling; Nuclear waste disposal; Principal components

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE TRANSPORTATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SALINE WATER;

CRYSTALLINE SYSTEMS; GEOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION; GEOCHEMICAL MODELLING; HYDRO GEOCHEMISTRIES; MASS-BALANCE CALCULATIONS; MIXING MODELLING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; WATER ROCK INTERACTIONS;

MIXING;

BICARBONATE; BORON; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; DEUTERIUM; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM; NUCLEAR FUEL; OXYGEN 18; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFATE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MASS BALANCE; MIXING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DATA ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NUCLEAR WASTE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN;

ALTERED METEORIC END MEMBER; AM; BC; BEFORE CHRIST; CRYSTALLINE SYSTEMS; DEEP SALINE END MEMBER; DS; GL; GLACIAL END MEMBER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ICVS; INPUT COMPOSITIONAL VARIABLES; LIT; LITTORINA END MEMBER; M.A.S.L.; MA; METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL; MILLION YEARS; MIXING MODEL; MIXING MODELLING; MM; NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL; PC; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; SFR; SKB; SVENSK KÄRNBRÄNSLEHANTERING AB; SWEDISH FINAL REPOSITORY FOR LOW AND INTERMEDIATE LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE; TDS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; V-SMOW; VIENNA STANDARD MEAN OCEAN WATER;

BROMINE; CHLORINE; DEUTERIUM; GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GROUNDWATER; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OXYGEN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SWEDEN; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 84884409532     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.09.007     Document Type: Article

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