Hydrogeology Journal

, Volume 17, Issue 5, pp 1031–1033 | Cite as

The Äspö Task Force on groundwater flow and transport of solutes: bridging the gap between site characterization and performance assessment for radioactive waste disposal in fractured rocks

  • Gunnar Gustafson
  • Björn Gylling
  • Jan-Olof Selroos
Paper

Keywords

Äspö Task Force Sweden Groundwater flow Solute transport 

Le groupe de travail Äspö sur les écoulements souterrains et le transport de solutés: faire le lien entre la caractérisation des sites et l’évaluation des performances du stockage des déchets radioactifs dans les terrains fracturés

Äspö Task Force en el estudio de aguas subterráneas y transporte de solutos: conexión entre las características del sitio y la evaluación de rendimiento para la disposición de residuos radiactivos en rocas fracturadas

Äspö地下水流和溶质运移工作组: 跨越了裂隙岩体处置放射性废物的场地描述与性能评价之间的鸿沟

O Grupo de Tarefa sobre escoamento de água subterrânea e transporte de solutos em Äspö: ultrapassando a barreira entre caracterização de sítio e avaliação de desempenho para o armazenamento de resíduos radioactivos em rochas fracturadas

Notes

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank all the funding organizations in the Äspö Task Force for their support during Task 6.

References

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Gunnar Gustafson
    • 1
  • Björn Gylling
    • 2
  • Jan-Olof Selroos
    • 3
  1. 1.Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringChalmers University of TechnologyGöteborgSweden
  2. 2.Kemakta Konsult ABStockholmSweden
  3. 3.Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB)StockholmSweden

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