Abstract:Abstract. The stress field in the Earth's crust plays a central role in the
site-selection process for a deep geological repository for high-level nuclear
waste. Site selection and construction planning must take into account several
factors that are influenced by the stress state. These include the excavation
damage zone, the hydraulic permeability of the host rock, the self-sealing
capacity, the effects of seismic events and the possible reactivation of
faults as migration pathways for fluids and radionuclid… Show more
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