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Record 1 1996-03-27

English

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

As currently envisaged the engineered barriers can be briefly described as (a) The Waste Form: The wastes will be incorporated in materials which will immobilize the radionuclides and resist dissolution in groundwater. (b) The Containers: The waste form will be encapsulated in containers made of material that is resistant to degradation by groundwater. (c) The Buffer Material: The containers will be surrounded by a buffer material chosen to inhibit groundwater circulation around the containers and to retard the movement of radionuclides that may become dissolved in the groundwater. (d) The Repository ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires
CONT

Pour les déchets de longue durée de vie, B ou C, la solution retenue est l'enfouissement à grande profondeur [...] dans des formations géologiques choisies pour leur nature et leur configuration favorables à la maîtrise des transferts. L'isolement pendant une première période de quelques centaines d'années est assuré par des barrières artificielles : conditionnement du déchet, matériaux les entourant, dits matériaux tampon, ou barrière ouvragée [sic], et matériaux de bourrage des accès.

Spanish

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