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The “FEBEX” Project: A Demonstration and Testbench of the Spanish Concept for Crystalline Rock Repositories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

J.L. Fuentes-Cantillana ,
F. Huertas  and
J.L. Santiago
J.L. Fuentes-Cantillana
Affiliation:
AITEMIN. Alenza,1. E-28003 Madrid, Spain. sistemas@aitemin.es
F. Huertas
Affiliation:
ENRESA. Emilio Vargas, 7. E-28043 Madrid, Spain
J.L. Santiago
Affiliation:
ENRESA. Emilio Vargas, 7. E-28043 Madrid, Spain
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Abstract

A full-scale “In situ” test is currently being conducted as part of the FEBEX project. This test is being carried out at the Grimsel Test Site in Switzerland and reproduces the “AGP-Granite” concept of the Spanish agency ENRESA for HLW repositories. Two heaters, of the same dimensions and weight as the canisters in the reference concept, have been placed in a horizontal drift of 2,28 m diameter and backfilled with a total of 115.7 t of highly compacted bentonite blocks, up to a total test length of 17 m. More than 600 sensors have been installed in the experiment, which runs basically in an automatic mode and is being remotely controlled and monitored from Spain. This paper addresses the engineering, installation and instrumentation aspects of this test. In addition, some preliminary results are shown

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 506: Symposium – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXI , 1997 , 937
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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