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The DI-B experiment is a long-term, natural-scale, in situ diffusion experiment, which is being performed in the Opalinus Clay formation at the Mont Terri Underground Rock Laboratory (URL), in Switzerland, employing nonradioactive tracers. One of the key aspects to be addressed for nuclear waste repository safety assessment purposes is the understanding of the transport mechanisms of the radionuclides...
A mixture (1:1) of pellets and powdered FoCa bentonite is being investigated as a possible sealing material to be used in geological disposal. One of the possible advantages of this mixture is the fact that it can be used to backfill irregular-shaped volumes, obtaining a homogeneous material when saturation is reached. Because the migration of radionuclides in compacted clayey materials is mainly...
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