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Architecture and management of a geological repository - Andra

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8 – Surface installationsApart from the geometric aspects, the dump is mainly designed to ensure the stability <strong>of</strong> the brokenrock <strong>and</strong> prevent rainwater from percolating into the stored materials.Preparatory earthworks, scraping <strong>of</strong>f the topsoil, creating subgrade <strong>and</strong> building ditches, slopes <strong>and</strong>collection <strong>and</strong> settlement basins are necessary. A specific site organisation has to be implemented tolimit the exposure time <strong>of</strong> the active part <strong>of</strong> the dump to weathering.Lastly, the topsoil from the scraping <strong>of</strong> the various zones where the surface installations <strong>and</strong> dump arebuilt is assembled <strong>and</strong> stored near the dump. It is used as <strong>and</strong> when necessary to cover the dumpbefore revegetating.• Recovering broken rocks from the dump for backfilling operationsBroken rocks can also be recovered for backfilling operations by section, similar to the way in whichthe dump was first organised.The backfill materials recovered from a dump must be conditioned before their re-use. Thisconditioning covers in particular regularisation <strong>of</strong> the granulometry <strong>and</strong> humidity <strong>of</strong> the backfillmaterials.DOSSIER 2005 ARGILE -ARCHITECTURE AND MANAGEMENT OF A GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL SYSTEM327/495

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