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- Title
Single-well and large-scale cross-hole tracer experiments in fractured rocks at two sites in Sweden.
- Authors
Nordqvist, Rune; Hjerne, Calle; Andersson, Peter
- Abstract
As part of the Swedish site investigations and research associated with the disposal of spent nuclear fuel, tracer experiments in deep boreholes have been employed in order to characterize solute transport and hydraulic connectivity in the fractured bedrock at two sites-Forsmark and Laxemar-Simpevarp. Performance and analytical results are presented from a suite of tracer experiments in varying scales, from single-hole injection-withdrawal tests, intermediate-scale tests with sorbing tracers, to large-scale connectivity tests over distances up to several hundred meters in major fracture zones or networks of zones. In addition to demonstrating transport connectivity over large distances, a general result is that the single-hole tests, as well as the cross-hole tests with sorbing tracers, have clearly demonstrated the process of solute retention of water-conductive features in the rock at different scales.
- Subjects
FORSMARK (Sweden); SWEDEN; WELLS; SPENT reactor fuels; GROUNDWATER tracers; RADIATION well logging; HYDRAULICS
- Publication
Hydrogeology Journal, 2012, Vol 20, Issue 3, p519
- ISSN
1431-2174
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10040-011-0820-4