Argillaceous (i.e. clay-rich) media are being considered in many Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) member countries as potential host rocks for the long-term, safe, near-surface or at-depth disposal of rad...

DOI: 10.1787/g2gh1c68-en

ISBN-13: 9789264148840

One of the initiatives of the Clay Club has been to launch a compilation and a review of the relevant literature on the basic concepts and mechanisms w...

DOI: 10.1787/g2gh1c8b-en

ISBN-13: 9789264160217

An evaluation of the occurrence of fluid flow through faults and fractures is of primary importance for the performance assessment of radioactive waste...

NEA Clay Club annual meeting, 23 September 2020.

This document contains the proceedings of the NEA Clay Club workshop on Clay Characterisation from Nanoscopic to Microscopic Resolution. The workshop was intented to provide a discussion platform on ...

Disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel in engineered facilities, or repositories, located deep underground in suitable geological formations is being developed worldwide as t...

Disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel in engineered facilities, or repositories, located deep underground in suitable geological formations is being developed worldwide as t...

The OECD/NEA Working Group on the Characterisation, the Understanding and the Performance of Argillaceous Rocks as Repository Host Formations, namely the “Clay Club”, examines the various argillaceou...

Most experts worldwide agree that radioactive waste disposal in engineered facilities, or repositories, located in appropriate formations deep underground, provide a suitable waste management option ...

The Clay Club is a working group on Characterisation, Understanding and Performance of Argillaceous Rocks as Repository Host Formations. This document outlines the agenda of its 15th meeting.