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Overview of hydrogeological site-descriptive modeling conducted for the proposed high-level nuclear waste repository site at Forsmark, Sweden

Vue d’ensemble sur la description-modélisation du site de stockage de déchets nucléaires haute-activité de Forsmark, Suède

Una visión general del modelado hidrogeológico descriptivo llevado a cabo en el sitio propuesto para el repositorio de residuos nucleares de alta radioactividad en Forsmark, Suecia

Visão geral da modelação hidrogeológica descritiva à escala local realizada para o local do proposto repositório de resíduos radioativos de alto nível em Forsmark, Suécia

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  1. Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company, Box 250, SE 101 24, Stockholm, Sweden

    Jan-Olof Selroos

  2. SF GeoLogic AB, Täby, Sweden

    Sven Follin

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This article belongs to a series describing site-descriptive modeling of bedrock hydrogeology for the proposed high-level nuclear waste repository site at Forsmark, Sweden

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Selroos, JO., Follin, S. Overview of hydrogeological site-descriptive modeling conducted for the proposed high-level nuclear waste repository site at Forsmark, Sweden. Hydrogeol J 22, 295–298 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-013-1077-x

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