Bentonite clay has attracted considerable attention as isolating material for safe disposal of
high-level radioactive nuclear waste (HLW) on account of its low hydraulic conductivity and …

The major engineered barriers to migration of radionuclides from HLW in repositories are
the canister and surrounding smectite clay. They interact physically and chemically by which …

Abstract The Danish Tertiary Holmehus clay belongs to the series of illite–smectite mixed-
layer clays in northern Europe and has a potential to serve as an effective engineered …

The stability of smectite-rich clay minerals is of interest because they could be candidates for
engineered barriers for high-level radioactive waste repositories. This research …

Bentonites are suitable candidates as buffer and backfill materials in HLW-repositories. A
target of this research is to define the mineralogical alteration of bentonite caused by its …

Because of their isolating capacity, smectite-rich clays have been proposed as buffer and
backfill materials in high-level radioactive waste repositories. These repositories have to …

Maturation of Clay Seals in Deep Bore Holes for Disposal of Radioactive waste Page 1
DOCTORAL THESIS Maturation of Clay Seals in Deep Bore Holes for Disposal of …

Most of the proposed techniques for chemical shielding of radioactive waste implies use of
smectite clay, which degrades according to a well-known scheme. Since such “buffer” clay …