Nuclear Waste Disposal. Can We Rely on Bedrock?

Content: 
Other titles of interest, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Foreword, Pages v-vi
Inside Front Cover, Page viii
The Problem, Pages 2-3
The Waste Form, Pages 4-5
The Time Perspective, Pages 6-7
Mined Geological Disposal of Nuclear Waste, Pages 8-9
Alternative Methods of Nuclear Waste Disposal, Pages 10-12
The Structure of Hard Rock, Pages 14-15
The Structure of Salt Formations, Pages 16-17
The Formation of Groundwater, Pages 18-19
The Quantity and Velocity of Groundwater Flow, Pages 20-23
Groundwater Flow Near the Repository, Pages 24-25
Groundwater Flow Through the Disposal Rooms and to the Surface, Pages 26-28
Factors that Influence Groundwater Flow, Pages 30-31
Influence of Repository Construction on Groundwater Flow, Pages 32-33
Disturbance of the Natural Temperatures in the Rock, Pages 34-35
Disturbance of the Structure of the Rock, Pages 36-37
Disturbance of Groundwater Flow in the Rock, Pages 38-39
Disturbance of Groundwater Flow in the Rock Around a Salt Formation, Pages 40-42
The Long-term Stability of the Rock Structure, Pages 44-45
The Long-term Behavior of the Groundwater Flow, Pages 46-48
Movement of Radionuclides, Pages 50-51
Disruption of the Repository by Faulting, Pages 52-53
Disruption of the Repository by Other Natural Events and Human Intrusion, Pages 54-56
Can We Rely on Bedrock?, Pages 58-60