geohydrologic

Current policy relinquishes control over radioactive materials to geohydrologic processes at repositiory closure.

Cross-section through the aquifer showing the geohydrologic conditions Image:StripCropping.

Geohydrologic aspects for siting and design of low-level radioactive-waste disposal [U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1034].

There are those who have argued, on the basis of complex geochemical simulation models, that relinquishing control over radioactive materials to geohydrologic processes at repository closure is an acceptable risk.