Abstract:The hydro-mechanical behaviour of MX80 bentonite pellet-based mixture (80% high-density pellets in dry mass and crushed granular powder) has been explored in this thesis within the context of the French ‘Vertical Sealing Systems’ (VSS, Cigeo) to appropriately seal these critical vertical pathways between the long-lived radioactive waste and the biosphere. The VSSs will undergo complex hydration scenarios: fast hydration from the upper surface by water from the Calcareous Oxfordian formation and slower hydratio… Show more
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