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SUMMARY:The research of buffer and backfill clays in the Czech Republic.
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DESCRIPTION:Dr. I. Hanusová\, SÚRAO\nThe effective isolation of high-lev
 el radioactive waste emplaced in deep geological repositories is based upo
 n the multi-barrier principle (the KBS-3V concept). It is assumed that ben
 tonites and montmorillonitic clays\, which will be used as the buffer and 
 backfill material\, will provide for the stabilisation and mechanical prot
 ection of the container\, limit advective transfer\, reduce the migration 
 of radionuclides and microbial activity and be resistant to chemical trans
 formation and alteration.\nExtensive research is currently being performed
  on Czech bentonites and montmorillonitic clays. Indeed\, one of the most 
 important tasks for the period 2018 – 2025 will be to verify whether it 
 will be feasible to employ bentonites extracted from Czech deposits (Rokle
 \, Černý Vrch etc.) as the buffer and backfill materials for the future 
 Czech DGR.\nTherefore\, a number of laboratory and in-situ experiments are
  underway at two Czech underground laboratories with different rock enviro
 nments (the Josef URC and the Bukov URF).
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