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Model for Near Field Migration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

G. Andersson ,
A. Rasmuson  and
I. Neretnieks
G. Andersson
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical EngineeringRoyal Institute of TechnologyS–100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
A. Rasmuson
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical EngineeringRoyal Institute of TechnologyS–100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
I. Neretnieks
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical EngineeringRoyal Institute of TechnologyS–100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
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A model is proposed which describes the transport to and from a waste canister in a repository. The model includes flow and diffusion in the fractures in the bedrock as well as diffusion in the backfill. Calculations have been made on the inward transport of corrosive agents to a buried canister from the surrounding bedrock. The oxidants are transported from the flowing groundwater through the backfill to the surface of the canister, were they are assumed to react instantaneously with the canister material. The rock is modeled as a discrete fracture system. The fractures are assumed to be evenly spaced and the groundwater movement is described by potential flow. The model is three dimensional.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 11: Symposium – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management V , 1981 , 539
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1982

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