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FEBEX project: full-scale engineered barriers experiment for a deep geological repository for high level radioactive waste in crystalline host rock

Abstract

FEBEX has the multiple objective of demonstrating the feasibility of manufacturing, handling and constructing the engineered barriers and of developing codes for the thermo-hydro-mechanical and thermo-hydro-geochemical performance assessment of a deep geological repository for high level radioactive wastes. These objectives require integrated theoretical and experimental development work. The experimental work consists of three parts: an in situ test, a mock-up test and a series of laboratory tests. The experiments is based on the Spanish reference concept for crystalline rock, in which the waste capsules are placed horizontally in drifts surround by high density compacted bentonite blocks. In the two large-scale tests, the thermal effects of the wastes were simulated by means of heaters; hydration was natural in the in situ test and controlled in the mock-up test. The large-scale tests, with their monitoring systems, have been in operation for more than two years. the demonstration has been achieved in the in situ test and there are great expectation that numerical models sufficiently validated for the near-field performance assessment will be achieved. (Author)
Authors:
Alberid, J; Barcala, J M; Campos, R; Cuevas, A M; Fernandez, E [1] 
  1. Ciemat. Madrid (Spain)
Publication Date:
Jul 01, 2000
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
ENRESA-1/2000
Reference Number:
EDB-01:022910
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 2000
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; IGNEOUS ROCKS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS; GEOLOGY; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGY; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; EUROPEAN UNION
OSTI ID:
20073163
Country of Origin:
Spain
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: ES00B0252
Availability:
INIS
Submitting Site:
SPN
Size:
354 pages
Announcement Date:
Mar 17, 2001

Citation Formats

Alberid, J, Barcala, J M, Campos, R, Cuevas, A M, and Fernandez, E. FEBEX project: full-scale engineered barriers experiment for a deep geological repository for high level radioactive waste in crystalline host rock. Spain: N. p., 2000. Web.
Alberid, J, Barcala, J M, Campos, R, Cuevas, A M, & Fernandez, E. FEBEX project: full-scale engineered barriers experiment for a deep geological repository for high level radioactive waste in crystalline host rock. Spain.
Alberid, J, Barcala, J M, Campos, R, Cuevas, A M, and Fernandez, E. 2000. "FEBEX project: full-scale engineered barriers experiment for a deep geological repository for high level radioactive waste in crystalline host rock." Spain.
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author = {Alberid, J, Barcala, J M, Campos, R, Cuevas, A M, and Fernandez, E}
abstractNote = {FEBEX has the multiple objective of demonstrating the feasibility of manufacturing, handling and constructing the engineered barriers and of developing codes for the thermo-hydro-mechanical and thermo-hydro-geochemical performance assessment of a deep geological repository for high level radioactive wastes. These objectives require integrated theoretical and experimental development work. The experimental work consists of three parts: an in situ test, a mock-up test and a series of laboratory tests. The experiments is based on the Spanish reference concept for crystalline rock, in which the waste capsules are placed horizontally in drifts surround by high density compacted bentonite blocks. In the two large-scale tests, the thermal effects of the wastes were simulated by means of heaters; hydration was natural in the in situ test and controlled in the mock-up test. The large-scale tests, with their monitoring systems, have been in operation for more than two years. the demonstration has been achieved in the in situ test and there are great expectation that numerical models sufficiently validated for the near-field performance assessment will be achieved. (Author)}
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year = {2000}
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}