Non-invasive detection of fractures, fracture zones, and rock damage in a hard rock excavation — Experience from the Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory in Sweden

A key requirement for licensing of the construction of underground repositories for nuclear waste is the demonstrated capability to verify design assumptions involving the presence and extent of the excavation damage zone around tunnels, shafts, emplacement holes and caverns. As part of ongoing work...

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