Monitoring Disturbances in the Repository System during Construction Process: Experiences from Natural Decay Series Studies at the Pyhäsalmi Mine (Central Finland)

N. Marcos; J. Suksi; Kari Rasilainen; J. Antikainen

doi:10.1557/PROC-807-577

Monitoring Disturbances in the Repository System during Construction Process: Experiences from Natural Decay Series Studies at the Pyhäsalmi Mine (Central Finland)

N. Marcos
, J. Suksi
, Kari Rasilainen
, J. Antikainen

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Abstract

Prior to the selection of the site for nuclear waste disposal, the performance of the repository is assessed based on general geological data of sites under investigation. Once the site has been selected, the results of the site investigations are used to establish the baseline condition to monitor and evaluate the induced processes during the construction of the repository. One of the processes considered is the change in hydraulic properties in the bedrock due to excavation of tunnels and other open spaces. Within this framework, the results of natural decay series studies in rock samples from the Pyhäsalmi mine collected in the nearby of a water-conducting fracture at the depths of 1275 and 1325 m may give insights on the influence of the excavation-induced changes, if any, in the groundwater flow. The spatial and temporal scale of these changes is also evaluated. The methodology used in this work could be applied to add confidence in the establishment of the baseline conditions to better assess the evolution of changes in groundwater flow patterns during and after construction of a repository system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVII
Editors	V.M. Oversby, L.O. Werme
Publisher	Materials Research Society
Pages	577-582
ISBN (Print)	1-55899-752-0, 978-1-55899-752-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-807-577
Publication status	Published - 2004
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	27th MRS Symposium on the Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management - Kalmar, Sweden Duration: 15 Jun 2003 → 19 Jun 2003

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Series	MRS Online Proceedings
Volume	807
ISSN	1946-4274

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Conference	27th MRS Symposium on the Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management
Country/Territory	Sweden
City	Kalmar
Period	15/06/03 → 19/06/03

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Marcos, N., Suksi, J., Rasilainen, K., & Antikainen, J. (2004). Monitoring Disturbances in the Repository System during Construction Process: Experiences from Natural Decay Series Studies at the Pyhäsalmi Mine (Central Finland). In V. M. Oversby, & L. O. Werme (Eds.), Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVII (pp. 577-582). Materials Research Society. https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-807-577

Marcos, N. ; Suksi, J. ; Rasilainen, Kari et al. / Monitoring Disturbances in the Repository System during Construction Process: Experiences from Natural Decay Series Studies at the Pyhäsalmi Mine (Central Finland). Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVII. editor / V.M. Oversby ; L.O. Werme. Materials Research Society, 2004. pp. 577-582 (MRS Online Proceedings , Vol. 807).

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Marcos, N, Suksi, J, Rasilainen, K & Antikainen, J 2004, Monitoring Disturbances in the Repository System during Construction Process: Experiences from Natural Decay Series Studies at the Pyhäsalmi Mine (Central Finland). in VM Oversby & LO Werme (eds), Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVII. Materials Research Society, MRS Online Proceedings , vol. 807, pp. 577-582, 27th MRS Symposium on the Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management, Kalmar, Sweden, 15/06/03. https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-807-577

Monitoring Disturbances in the Repository System during Construction Process: Experiences from Natural Decay Series Studies at the Pyhäsalmi Mine (Central Finland). / Marcos, N.; Suksi, J.; Rasilainen, Kari et al.
Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVII. ed. / V.M. Oversby; L.O. Werme. Materials Research Society, 2004. p. 577-582 (MRS Online Proceedings , Vol. 807).

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Marcos N, Suksi J, Rasilainen K, Antikainen J. Monitoring Disturbances in the Repository System during Construction Process: Experiences from Natural Decay Series Studies at the Pyhäsalmi Mine (Central Finland). In Oversby VM, Werme LO, editors, Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVII. Materials Research Society. 2004. p. 577-582. (MRS Online Proceedings , Vol. 807). doi: 10.1557/PROC-807-577

Monitoring Disturbances in the Repository System during Construction Process: Experiences from Natural Decay Series Studies at the Pyhäsalmi Mine (Central Finland)

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