Crystalline Rock as a Repository for Swedish Spent Nuclear Fuel

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Research Article| August 01, 2016 Crystalline Rock as a Repository for Swedish Spent Nuclear Fuel Allan Hedin; Allan Hedin 1Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co. (SKB)P.O. Box 250, SE-101 24 Stockholm, SwedenE-mail: allan.hedin@skb.se Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Olle Olsson Olle Olsson 2E-mail: olle.l.olsson@telia.com Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Allan Hedin 1Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co. (SKB)P.O. Box 250, SE-101 24 Stockholm, SwedenE-mail: allan.hedin@skb.se Olle Olsson 2E-mail: olle.l.olsson@telia.com Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 13 Jul 2017 Online Issn: 1811-5217 Print Issn: 1811-5209 © 2016 by the Mineralogical Society of America Elements (2016) 12 (4): 247–252. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.12.4.247 Article history First Online: 13 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Allan Hedin, Olle Olsson; Crystalline Rock as a Repository for Swedish Spent Nuclear Fuel. Elements 2016;; 12 (4): 247–252. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.12.4.247 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract The granitic bedrock at Forsmark (Sweden) provides a well suited host rock for a geological repository in which to safely dispose of spent nuclear fuel. The properties of the host rock have been thoroughly investigated through boreholes from the surface. This repository will be at a depth of approximately 500 m where the spent nuclear fuel will be contained in 6,000 copper canisters able to withstand potential earthquakes and glaciation events. The canisters will be surrounded by a bentonite clay buffer to prevent canister corrosion by groundwater. The safety assessment in support of the site's license application suggests that almost all of the canisters will remain tight even one million years into the future. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.