Performance of Engineered Barriers in Deep Geological Repositories

By International Atomic Energy Agency

This report describes the performance of certain types of engineered barriers, e.g. backfills for excavated areas, buffers between the waste container and the host rock, and seals for boreholes, shafts and drifts, in a deep geological repository system for the disposal of high level radioactive wastes. In addition, it provides technical information relevant to their development.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9201038925
• ISBN13: 9789201038920
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
• Length: 79 Pages