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CAPILLARY BARRIER [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
  • Chemistry
CONT

The floor [of the SLB disposal unit] will be composed of a layer of buffer to sorb radionuclides superimposed on a layer of gravel to act as a capillary barrier.

OBS

"capillary": involving or held by capillary action (i.e., capillary water) - resulting from surface tension in the soil (i.e., capillary capacity is a measure of the ability of a soil to hold water in the surface layers against the action of gravity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires
  • Chimie
OBS

"Phénomènes capillaires" : phénomènes dus à la tension superficielle.

OBS

Les barrières sont les dispositifs prévus pour empêcher la migration de radioactivité vers l'homme dans un module de stockage de déchets nucléaires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
  • Desechos nucleares
  • Química
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