An Appraisal of the Hydrogeological Processes Involved in Shallow Subsurface Radioactive Waste Management in Canadian Terrain

Résumé du livre

A detailed account is presented of the geohydrologic processes controlling the transport of radionuclides in groundwater flow systems and the attendant geochemical processes causing the retardation of the radionuclides. These geohydrologic and geochemical processes (i.e. hydrogeolocical processes) can be evaluated by the measurement of certain variables such as aquifer dispersivity, groundwater velocity, hydraulic conductivity, cation-exchange capacity, and total competing cations. To assess the possible importance of each variable in Canadian terrain, a compehensive discussion of presently available (Canadian) data that have been compiled pertaining to each variable is presented.