Borehole Sealing Project at the Grimsel Test Site
Tóm tắt
Within the context of the phase IV (1994–1996) research and development activities at the Grimsel Test Site (GTS), Nagra developed, in collaboration with the Agence Nationale pour la Gestion des Déchets Radioactifs (Andra), an investigation project for the sealing of boreholes drilled from underground. The project had the following goals:
The new concept developed in this project was to use highly compacted bentonite pellets only. The two techniques tested were
Both techniques were tested in situ at the GTS to estimate their performance under realistic field conditions. The swelling pressures were monitored for 4 months after seal emplacement until an almost constant value was attained. Finally the hydraulic and mechanical performance of the seal was tested. It was found that the conductivities measured across the seal were equivalent to the matrix properties of the surrounding rock (2–5 × 10−12 m/s). The hydraulic testing also showed no linear preferential flow.
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