The spent nuclear fuel (SNF) stored in underground repositories should be isolated from groundwater attack by engineered barriers for 500-1000 years. The short- and medium-lived radionuclides will decay in this period, and ...
In most countries (including Russia) where radioactive materials are used, it is suggest that high-level radioactive wastes (HLW) should be deposited in crystalline rocks. We demonstrated that basic rocks (gabbro, anorthosite, ...