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[en] Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) with support from Ontario Hydro has developed a concept for the safe disposal of Canada's nuclear fuel waste in a deep (500 to 1000 m) mined repository in plutonic rocks of the Canadian Shield. The disposal concept involves the use of multiple engineered and natural barriers to ensure long-term safety. The geosphere, comprised of the enclosing rock mass and the groundwater which occurs in cracks and pores in the rock, is expected to serve as an important natural barrier to the release and migration of wastes from the engineered repository. Although knowledge of the physical and chemical characteristics of the groundwater in the rock at potential repository sites is needed to help design the engineered barriers of the repository it can also be used to aid in repository siting, to take greater advantage of natural conditions in the geosphere to enhance its role as a barrier in the overall disposal system
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Canadian Nuclear Society, Toronto, Ontario (Canada); 1 v; ISBN 0-919784-44-5; 
; 1996; p. 3.29-3.35; International conference on deep geological disposal of radioactive waste; Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada); 16-19 Sep 1996; Available from Canadian Nuclear Society, 144 Front Street, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2L7; 7 refs., 4 figs.
; 1996; p. 3.29-3.35; International conference on deep geological disposal of radioactive waste; Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada); 16-19 Sep 1996; Available from Canadian Nuclear Society, 144 Front Street, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2L7; 7 refs., 4 figs.