| Reference Type | Journal (article/letter/editorial) |
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| Title | Modelling evolution in the near field of a cementitious repository |
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| Journal | Mineralogical Magazine |
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| Authors | Hoch, A. R. | Author |
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| Baston, G. M. N. | Author |
| Glasser, F. P. | Author |
| Hunter, F. M. I. | Author |
| Smith, V. | Author |
| Year | 2012 (December) | Volume | 76 |
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| Issue | 8 |
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| Publisher | Mineralogical Society |
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| DOI | doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.8.21Search in ResearchGate |
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| Mindat Ref. ID | 244324 | Long-form Identifier | mindat:1:5:244324:3 |
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| Full Reference | Hoch, A. R., Baston, G. M. N., Glasser, F. P., Hunter, F. M. I., Smith, V. (2012) Modelling evolution in the near field of a cementitious repository. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (8) 3055-3069 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.8.21 |
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| Plain Text | Hoch, A. R., Baston, G. M. N., Glasser, F. P., Hunter, F. M. I., Smith, V. (2012) Modelling evolution in the near field of a cementitious repository. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (8) 3055-3069 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.8.21 |
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| Abstract/Notes | AbstractIn the United Kingdom, disposal of radioactive waste may involve packages of grouted waste being placed in a geological disposal facility (GDF) and surrounded by a cementitious backfill. This paper describes modelling that has been carried out to develop an understanding of the possible spatial and temporal evolution within the GDF.A single waste package is assumed to be filled with an encapsulation grout, placed in an underground vault and surrounded by a cementitious backfill. Groundwater from the host rock flows into the vault and through the backfill. A simplified model system examines the interactions between groundwater, cementitious backfill and grout.In most cases the model predicts a reduction in the backfill porosity due to precipitation and dissolution reactions, particularly at the upstream edge of the vault. The degree to which this occurs depends on the groundwater composition. The model also predicts precipitation and dissolution reactions would occur in the grouts close to their interface with the backfill, reducing the local porosity significantly which may isolate the grouts from the backfill, so that the pH within the grouts would be unchanged over an extended period. |
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