Pore pressure response to disposal of heat generating radioactive waste in a low permeability host rock

Low permeability rocks provide an attractive option for disposal of radioactive waste because transport of radionuclides will be diffusion dominated and hence slow. However, heat generated by the waste will cause an increase in the pore pressure which may become high enough to damage the rock creating higher permeability areas and faster radionuclide transport paths. It is therefore important to understand the magnitude of pore pressure changes...