Climatic effects in transport modelling: Application to performance assessment of a radioactive waste repository

Laurence Hardy; Isabelle Wemaere; Ilse Van Keer; Jan Marivoet; Xavier Sillen

Climatic effects in transport modelling: Application to performance assessment of a radioactive waste repository

Laurence Hardy, Isabelle Wemaere, Ilse Van Keer, Jan Marivoet, Xavier Sillen

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Abstract

A regional hydrogeological model, developed in the context of the performance assessment of geological radioactive waste disposal, has been adapted to take the climatic changes into account. Transport of natural isotopes is simulated from-125 000 years to the present day by considering a sequence of typical climate periods, and concentration results are compared with measurements. The radionuclide transport from a repository system are then simulated similarly for the next 125 000 years based on the expected climatic evolution. The simulation helps to estimate the range of effects of the possible climate changes on radiological consequences.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Tracers and Modelling in Hydrogeology
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of TraM'2000, the International Conference on Tracers and Modelling in Hydrogeology
Editors	Alain Dassargues
Pages	263-268
Number of pages	6
Edition	262
State	Published - 2000
Event	TraM'2000: The International Conference on 'Tracers and Modelling in Hydrology' - Liege, Belgium Duration: 23 May 2000 → 26 May 2000

Publication series

Name	IAHS-AISH Publication
ISSN (Print)	0144-7815

Conference

Conference	TraM'2000: The International Conference on 'Tracers and Modelling in Hydrology'
City	Liege, Belgium
Period	2000-05-23 → 2000-05-26

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Oceanography
Water Science and Technology

Cite this

Hardy, L., Wemaere, I., Van Keer, I., Marivoet, J., & Sillen, X. (2000). Climatic effects in transport modelling: Application to performance assessment of a radioactive waste repository. In A. Dassargues (Ed.), Tracers and Modelling in Hydrogeology: Proceedings of TraM'2000, the International Conference on Tracers and Modelling in Hydrogeology (262 ed., pp. 263-268). (IAHS-AISH Publication).

Hardy, Laurence ; Wemaere, Isabelle ; Van Keer, Ilse et al. / Climatic effects in transport modelling : Application to performance assessment of a radioactive waste repository. Tracers and Modelling in Hydrogeology: Proceedings of TraM'2000, the International Conference on Tracers and Modelling in Hydrogeology. editor / Alain Dassargues. 262. ed. 2000. pp. 263-268 (IAHS-AISH Publication).

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Hardy, L, Wemaere, I, Van Keer, I, Marivoet, J & Sillen, X 2000, Climatic effects in transport modelling: Application to performance assessment of a radioactive waste repository. in A Dassargues (ed.), Tracers and Modelling in Hydrogeology: Proceedings of TraM'2000, the International Conference on Tracers and Modelling in Hydrogeology. 262 edn, IAHS-AISH Publication, pp. 263-268, TraM'2000: The International Conference on 'Tracers and Modelling in Hydrology', Liege, Belgium, 2000-05-23.

Climatic effects in transport modelling: Application to performance assessment of a radioactive waste repository. / Hardy, Laurence; Wemaere, Isabelle; Van Keer, Ilse et al.
Tracers and Modelling in Hydrogeology: Proceedings of TraM'2000, the International Conference on Tracers and Modelling in Hydrogeology. ed. / Alain Dassargues. 262. ed. 2000. p. 263-268 (IAHS-AISH Publication).

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