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Modeling the Radionuclide Migration Experiments at Grimsel. What Have We Learned?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

W. Heer
Affiliation:
Paul Scherrer Institute, CH5232-PSI, Switzerland
P.A. Smith
Affiliation:
Safety Assessment Management Ltd, 10 The Paddock, Bingham, Nottinghamshire NG 138HQ, United Kingdom, [email protected]
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Abstract

For several years, tracer migration experiments at Nagra's Grimsel Test Site have been performed with an exceptionally high degree of precision. A summary of the main findings obtained by modelling these experiments is presented, addressing, in particular the influence of sorption. A consistent description of tracer behaviour is achieved, giving confidence when applying broadly similar methodologies and models in geosphere performance assessment.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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