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The Radlonuclide Migration Experiment at the Grimsel Rock Laboratory, Switzerland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Ian G. McKinley ,
W. Russell Alexander ,
Claudine Bajo ,
Urs Frick ,
Jörg Hadermann ,
Franz A. Herzog  and
Eduard Höhn
Ian G. McKinley
Affiliation:
Nagra, 5401 Baden, Switzerland
W. Russell Alexander
Affiliation:
EIR, 5303 Wurenlingen, Switzerland
Claudine Bajo
Affiliation:
Nagra, 5401 Baden, Switzerland
Urs Frick
Affiliation:
Nagra, 5401 Baden, Switzerland
Jörg Hadermann
Affiliation:
EIR, 5303 Wurenlingen, Switzerland
Franz A. Herzog
Affiliation:
EIR, 5303 Wurenlingen, Switzerland
Eduard Höhn
Affiliation:
EIR, 5303 Wurenlingen, Switzerland
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Abstract

This paper describes the programme for an in-situ radionuclide migration experiment in fractured crystalline rock and presents the first results of site characterisation work. This study is particularly notable for its extensive hydrologic/geochemical support programme and the use of radiotracers identified as important in safety assessment studies.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 112: Symposium P – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XI , 1987 , 179
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1988

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