Contrasting Mechanical and Hydraulic Properties of Wet and Dry Fault Zones in a Proposed Shale‐Hosted Nuclear Waste Repository

Abstract The underground disposal of high‐level nuclear waste is a pressing issue for several countries. In Switzerland, the Opalinus Clay formation is a shale with favorable barrier properties. However, small‐to‐large faults intersecting the formation bring the long‐term integrity of the future rep...

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Main Authors: Luis Felipe Orellana, Carolina Giorgetti, Marie Violay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-02-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL080384
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