Application of Cement-Based Materials as a Component of an Engineered Barrier System at Geological Disposal Facilities for Radioactive Waste—A Review

Over the past several decades, international community has been actively engaged in developing a safe method for isolating spent nuclear fuel, high and intermediate level radioactive wase of different degrees heat generation deep geological formations on basis regulatory requirements existing each individual country (for example, Russian Federation-NP-055-14). Such storage facility should be equipped with an engineered safety barrier system that combines range materials capable ensuring localization environmentally health-threatening power industry waste products, particular. On experience discussed this article design operation such facilities, most universal material terms functions performed as component is cement cement-based product mixed various components—concrete. Furthermore, due to possible mutual influence buffer their transformation over time at interfaces, work considers impact barriers other components systems, information which accumulated result both analytical laboratory tests situ disposal facilities under construction.