Swelling and hydraulic characteristics of two grade bentonites under varying conditions for low-level radioactive waste repository design

Bentonite is a recommended material for the multiple barriers in the final disposal of low-level radioactive waste (LLW) to prevent groundwater intrusion and nuclear species migration. However, after drying-wetting cycling during the repository construction stage and ion exchange with the concrete b...

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Main Authors: Chih-Chung Chung, Guo-Liang Ren, I-Ting Chen, Che-Jui Cuo, Hao-Chun Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573323005430