Title:
Concrete Design for Sealing a Nuclear Waste Repository
Author(s):
Robert D. Allen and Harold L. Benny
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
9
Issue:
8
Appears on pages(s):
53-58
Keywords:
basalt; bentonite; bulkheads; concretes; grouting; sealing; portland cements; radioactive wastes; silica; structural design; Design
DOI:
Date:
8/1/1987
Abstract:
A candidate site for radioactive waste isolation in basalt rock also calls for use of concrete or grout. Portland cement, basalt aggregate, and finely divided reactive silica are the most likely constituents of concrete for bulkhead design.