Transporte de gas en materiales de barrera

  1. Gutiérrez Rodrigo, Vanesa
Supervised by:
  1. Meaza Tsige Beyene Director
  2. Pedro Luis Martín Martín Director
  3. María Victoria Villar Galicia Director

Defence university: Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Fecha de defensa: 05 September 2018

Committee:
  1. Emilia García Romero Chair
  2. Juan M. Insua Arévalo Secretary
  3. Antonio Lloret Morancho Committee member
  4. Alessio Ferrari Committee member
  5. Laura González Blanco Committee member
Department:
  1. Geodinámica, Estratigrafía y Paleontología

Type: Thesis

Abstract

Geological disposal is the preferred, internationally accepted option for wastes with highlevels of radioactivity. The concept invokes a series of barriers, both engineered and natural, between the waste and the surface that act in concert to contain the wastes. Bentonites or bentonite-based materials have frequently been proposed to construct the buffer around the waste container because of their high retention capacity, high swelling ability and low permeability...