2013
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-013-0395-5
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Identification and Characterization of Potential Discharge Areas for Radionuclide Transport by Groundwater from a Nuclear Waste Repository in Sweden

Abstract: This paper describes solute transport modeling carried out as a part of an assessment of the long-term radiological safety of a planned deep rock repository for spent nuclear fuel in Forsmark, Sweden. Specifically, it presents transport modeling performed to locate and describe discharge areas for groundwater potentially carrying radionuclides from the repository to the surface where man and the environment could be affected by the contamination. The modeling results show that topography to large extent determ… Show more

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“…Figure 2 illustrates typical potential discharge areas in Forsmark. A description of the identified discharge areas associated with the Forsmark repository is given by Berglund et al (2013).
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Section: Methods and Modelsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Figure 2 illustrates typical potential discharge areas in Forsmark. A description of the identified discharge areas associated with the Forsmark repository is given by Berglund et al (2013).
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Section: Methods and Modelsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For the modeling of surface water flow in streams, MIKE SHE is fully integrated with a channel-flow code (MIKE 11), such that the exchange of water between streams and the surrounding groundwater can take place continuously during the simulation. MIKE SHE can also be used for performing transport simulations (see Bosson et al 2010, 2012b; Berglund et al 2013). …”
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“…The location and density of the emerged particles were mapped at the bedrock surface (Fig. 4), and based on these results potential discharge areas were outlined (Berglund et al, 2013;SKB, 2014b). Most of the groundwater potentially carrying radionuclides from the SFR repository is expected to be discharged into a relatively small area (Od en et al, 2013).…”
Section: Groundwater Transport and Dischargesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the earlier assessment of the planned high-level waste repository at Forsmark (SR-Site), areas for potential radionuclide emergence were more or less likely anywhere in a landscape of 100 km 2 depending on which canister could fail and where the shoreline was situated (Berglund et al, 2013). This shows that it is important for each safety assessment to evaluate discharge from the specific repository and release situation at hand, especially since there is a large difference in effort between analysing many and just one or a few biosphere objects.…”
Section: Groundwater Transport and Dischargesmentioning
confidence: 99%