Study on the effect of rock permeable characteristics on ground water flow around a potential rock cavern repository

For total system performance of a potential radwaste repository, a hypothetical site is assumed with feasible boundary conditions. Assuming a coastal repository, the two dimensional groundwater flow analysis is done by the CONNECTFLOW, groundwater transport assessment code. Throughout the simulations, the effect of rock permeability on groundwater pathway is studied by the depth of repository. Path length and travel time from Connectflow analysis will be used as input of safety assessment code, e.g. MASCOT