TY - RPRT TI - Research program to study the gamma radiation effects in Spanish bentonites; Programa de investigacion para estudiar los efectos de la radiacion gamma en bentonitas calcicas espanolas AB - The engineering barrier of a radioactive waste underground disposal facility, placed in a granitic host rock, will consist of a backfill of compacted bentonite blocks. At first, this material will be subjected to a gamma radiation field, from the waste canister, and heat from the spent fuel inside the canister. Moreover, any groundwater that reaches the repository will saturate the bentonite. For these reasons the performance of the engineered barrier must be carefully assessed in laboratory experiments. (Author) AU - "Dies, J" AU - "Tarrasa, F [Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya (Spain)]" AU - "Cuevas de las, C" AU - "Miralles, L" AU - "Pueyo, J J [Universidad de Barcelona (Spain)]" KW - "01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT" KW - "RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE" KW - "UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL" KW - "GRANITES" KW - "BENTONITE" KW - "GAMMA RADIATION" KW - "CONTAINERS" KW - "SPAIN" KW - "RESEARCH PROGRAMS" DO - https://doi.org/ UR - https://www.osti.gov/etdeweb/servlets/purl/20154682 PB - CY - Spain PY - 2000 DA - 2000-07-01 LA - Spanish J2 - [] VL - C1 - C2 - C3 - ENRESA-11/2000 C4 - C5 - INIS L3 - Other Information: PBD: 2000 ER -