Stability and Buffering Capacity of the Geosphere for Long-term Isolation of Radioactive
Waste
Application to Crystalline Rock
Geological settings selected as potential host formations for the deep geological
disposal of radioactive waste are chosen for, among other assets, their long-term
stability and buffering capacity against destabilising events and processes. These
proceedings present the outcomes of a geosphere stability workshop, held in November
2007, that focused on crystalline and other types of hard, fractured rocks. The workshop
underscored the fact that many such rocks are intrinsically stable environments that
evolve extremely slowly and provide good buffering against external events and processes.
The proceedings show a good understanding of the processes and events that can affect
crystalline rocks and, although there is less confidence in predicting exactly when
and where such events will occur and the volume of rock that will be affected, the
extent of the impacts on a geological repository can be confidently addressed using
bounding approaches supported by geological information from similar sites around
the world.
Published on March 04, 2009
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